Examples of 'shrug' in a sentence
Meaning of "shrug"
To shrug is to raise and lower one's shoulders slightly to express doubt, indifference, or lack of knowledge
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- A lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge.
- A cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, typically knitted.
- To raise (the shoulders) to express uncertainty, lack of concern, (formerly) dread, etc.
How to use "shrug" in a sentence
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Do not shrug like you do not know.
Hope they do not shrug off later.
Do not shrug off the toughest part.
Did not seem like you to shrug it off.
You just shrug your shoulders everywhere.
I do not know what a shoulder shrug means.
Just shrug it off like you always do.
You can not shrug that off.
Shrug him off at the last moment.
We can not shrug that duty off.
I shrug my shoulders and start to sing along.
I know the finished shrug will be beautiful.
I shrug and tell him to forget about it.
We would be wrong to shrug these criticisms off.
I shrug and prepare to leave the stage.
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Its function is to shrug the shoulder forward.
Until we can greet it merely with a shrug.
We both laugh and shrug our shoulders.
The shrug was more for himself.
We did nothing but a shrug of the shoulders.
I think they will probably just shrug.
He could not shrug his shoulders and go on.
That the detective answered with a shrug.
Beth tries to shrug off the memory.
You think for a moment and shrug.
They cannot shrug off their responsibilities.
People think of you and they shrug.
I want to shrug and say something nonchalant.
I love the little shrug at the end.
I just shrug and step on the bus.
His response was a mere shrug of the shoulders.
I step out of the way and shrug.
A perceptible shoulder shrug indicated his contentment.
She could probably see my shrug too.
And shrug away any harms.
One of you will shrug and think.
The currency market did not even shrug.
I can not just shrug that off.
I always answer that question with a shrug.
His reply was simply a shrug of the shoulders.
His shoulders rose and fell in a shrug.
I only answered with a shrug of the shoulders.
My shoulder rose and fell with a shrug.
At times you might shrug and go away.
One shoulder rose and fell in a shrug.
I will shrug if the house tumbles to the ground.
Sometimes you just have to shrug and go on.
Just shrug them off and save yourself.
We internalise criticism and shrug off compliments.
Lou looked at me and gave me a small shrug.
