shake out

Example Sentences

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I think the resentment in this country is also building to the boiling point, and it’s hard to predict how this will all shake-out.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2024

But it's not the death of the High Street, insists Ms Stainton, but rather a final shake-out of some of the heritage brands.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2022

There will be a clear shake-out in terms of what non-NFL athletes get paid.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2017

Here was Strasburg’s grimace, the pummeling of his own glove, and the shake-out of his arm that, to baseball players, almost always means the lousiest of things.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2016

I'm not likely to be wanted for another minnit or two," he said, "so I'll just give the furnace a shake-out.

From One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York by Tracy, Louis