shrug
Example Sentences
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The sweet, slightly feral smell of soil shrugging off ice.
From Salon
It's not like Rangers folk will shrug in defeat - it's not exactly their style - but Celtic fans are an angrier and more frustrated crew right now.
From BBC
Cracks in the market first appeared when software stocks broke down, but investors largely shrugged that off because it was mostly contained to that group.
From Barron's
According to Ms. DuBois it is difficult to pinpoint when and why the movement to which she had devoted most of her life began shrugging her off, but it did.
The Chamber of Deputies shrugged off a general strike by weakened unions to pass its version 135-115 on Feb. 19.
From Barron's
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