shirk
Example Sentences
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Courts can step in, he said, only if prosecutors have bad-faith reasons for such decisions, such as taking bribes or wanting to shirk their work.
England did not shirk from the challenge, but Australia had more quality when it mattered and eased through the gears in the second half to win comfortably.
From BBC
After that is when the singer noticed that kindly dad shirking his duties in “Hot to Go!”
From Los Angeles Times
Heather Oliver, for Mr Berrill, said he had "not shirked the reality of his own misconduct" and had not resigned like the others.
From BBC
The “experiment” — Smith shirks at the word performance — is designed, he says, for believers and nonbelievers.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
