avoid an appearance

Frequency: 5.86.0 per million words

to prevent seeming to be or do something, especially something wrong

appearanceVERB + NOUN (way sth looks)

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avoid

Examples (10)

  • We must avoid any appearance of impropriety.
  • The politician recused himself from the vote to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.
  • To avoid the appearance of bias, the judge disclosed her past relationship with the lawyer.
  • The manager changed the hiring process to avoid any appearance of favoritism.
  • He graded the exams anonymously to avoid even the slightest appearance of partiality.
  • The company will take extra steps to avoid the appearance that they are hiding financial problems.
  • They carefully documented every decision, having been advised to avoid the appearance of wrongdoing.
  • Avoiding the appearance of collusion is paramount in this negotiation.
  • The newspaper implemented strict guidelines to avoid the appearance of political leaning.
  • She paid for her own ticket to avoid any appearance that she was taking advantage of his generosity.