shake off

Example Sentences

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Antonelli tried again into the first corner and had to back off, but now Russell could not shake off his team-mate.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

“It is hard to shake off the bearish dynamic without a solution in the Middle East,” ING’s Benjamin Schroeder said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The BofA note came at the right time as the market begins to shake off its AI fears.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

It doesn’t look like markets are ready to shake off Friday’s jitters.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

He had an eyestrain headache from trying to read in dim natural light, and even though the school kept its thermostat at fifty-five degrees, he hadn’t been able to shake off the morning chill.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer