Avoid engaging in a sexual relationship with the president of the United States.

"It's better to rest" and "avoid engaging in strenuous activity," she suggests.

He wondered if Kirk actually believed the landing party would be able to avoid engaging the Orions for long.

Immensely strong, most players avoided engaging him in fights and Bouchard more often would be the person to break up combatants.

Avoid engaging the authorities at all costs.

They must have done well, to afford so lengthy a message, he thought, still trying to avoid engaging with what those words connected to.

As such it is a deliberate mental attitude which avoids engaging the emotions of others.

He avoided engaging in any important military enterprise during his time as commander.

Anything to avoid engaging this distasteful woman in any further conversation.

Mr. Edwards has methodically sought to avoid engaging the other candidates.