quickly avert

Frequency: 5.51.8 per million words

to turn away rapidly, especially one's eyes or face

avertADVERB + avert

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quickly

Examples (10)

  • They quickly averted their faces to hide their giggles.
  • She quickly averted her gaze when he looked directly at her.
  • He had to quickly avert his eyes from the gruesome scene of the accident.
  • Realizing his mistake, he quickly averted his face in embarrassment.
  • When the bright headlights appeared, the driver had to quickly avert his gaze.
  • The shy child would quickly avert his eyes whenever a stranger spoke to him.
  • She quickly averted her eyes, pretending not to notice her ex-boyfriend across the street.
  • As the argument escalated, I felt so uncomfortable that I had to quickly avert my gaze.
  • The witness had to quickly avert her face when shown the graphic evidence.
  • If you see something inappropriate, it's best to quickly avert your eyes and walk away.