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Example sentences for: avert

How can you use “avert” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

A scathing article says the administration is acting to make the world safe for American economic imperialism as much as to avert a humanitarian disaster.
The FT said that a plan to avert Armageddon has been demanded of the government by an opposition member of parliament named Lembit Opik, whose Estonian grandfather Ernst had an asteroid named after him.
The West drew a moral line against barbarism but failed in its primary aim, which was to avert a humanitarian catastrophe.
2) It must bail out Russia soon enough to avert collapse but not before Russia delivers the politically painful tax, spending, and legal reforms necessary for its long-term health.
The conventional wisdom says Clinton must avert conviction in order to safeguard his legacy.