8 Sentences With "avoid like the plague"

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There's truth in the stereotype that immigrants often get handed jobs others would avoid like the plague. from Wired
There are many of his movies that "I avoid like the plague," he confessed on his website. from The New York Times
It's no polished, glossy Trump International Hotel, but at least it's not an ethics disaster that locals avoid like the plague. from Refinery 29
It's a ludicrous policy that doesn't serve anyone's interest and it's another black eye for a digital storefront that PC gamers already avoid like the plague. from Vice
Sulfates, parabens, and phthalates are probably already on your shit list, but you're not alone if 1,4-dioxane has yet to make it onto your radar as another thing to avoid like the plague. from Refinery 29
If I were advising a son, I would tell him to avoid like the plague any woman who identifies with people who will do literally anything for power, because she cannot be trusted to treat you with fairness and honesty. from The New York Times
"It would be nice for him to wrap this up, the Russian investigation, because otherwise the Department of Justice is going to become one of the main actors in the upcoming election as well, just as they were in the 2016 election, which is traditionally something the Department of Justice has tried to avoid like the plague," he said. from The New York Times
Bloody Disgusting rated it 3/5 stars and wrote, "But even as the premise of The Plague continues to titillate and intrigue, the film can’t quite deliver on its promise, rendering it slightly entertaining and ultimately forgettable." Steve Barton of Dread Central rated it 2/5 stars and wrote, "Clive Barker may have in some way produced this mess and lent his name to it, but rest assured there’s nothing Barker-esque about it. All that's here is a giant missed opportunity which — pardon the really bad, yet fitting pun — you should avoid like the plague." Scott Weinberg of DVD Talk rated it 2.5/5 stars and wrote that it does not live up the premise, instead "devolving into yet another (and very stale) zombie-type chase thriller".