eschew

We will not speak of all Queequeg's peculiarities here; how he eschewed coffee and hot rolls, and applied his undivided attention to beefsteaks, done rare.

He had no need to be strict with himself, as he had very quickly been brought down to the required light weight; but still he had to avoid gaining flesh, and so he eschewed farinaceous and sweet dishes.

Brott has followed the Countess into circles which before her coming he zealously eschewed. The Countess is everywhere regarded as a widow, and a marriage has been confidently spoken of."

The gentle oath, the violent adjective, which are typical of our language and which he had cultivated before as a sign of manliness, he now elaborately eschewed.

Wilcox had eschewed those decorative schemes that wince, and relent, and refrain, and achieve beauty by sacrificing comfort and pluck.

He eschewed gloves, and looked, upon the whole, something like a dissipated Robinson Crusoe.

Any enjoyment that bordered on riot seemed to approach me to her and her vices, and I eschewed it.

He said he had "eschewed party politics" during his career.

Despite a lapse of more than one and a half months, KESC has steadfastly eschewed having the crisis resolved successfully by authorities and administration, after which KESC handed over the load shedding management to various township employees, assisted by local residents.

The spirits, in their own form of denial, have eschewed modern aspects of human life as well, such as motorized transportation.

Though their discovery of glowing radium, with all its commercial potential, could have made them rich, the Curies eschewed patents and made their methods available to anyone who might need them.

When Bud Hunt wanted a new way to get students interested in writing, he eschewed traditional brainstorming exercises and turned to technology instead.