shrug
Example Sentences
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Nancy Marzouk felt she didn’t get the respect she deserved as a sales executive in previous jobs, and she didn’t shrug it off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
"I'm still here," he says towards the end, with a shrug that lands somewhere between defiance and a punchline, "and I am going to do whatever I want".
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
“I ate vitamins on an empty stomach then sat in traffic,” he said with a shrug.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
He added a critical caveat, however, by noting how five years of above-target inflation made it harder to assume the public would simply shrug off another round of rising prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
“Maybe she thought she was doing the right thing,” Danny said with an innocent shrug.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
