- present participle of shoulder.
shouldering
Example Sentences
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The sale process comes just eight months on from Khun Top saying he is shouldering the blame for the club's drastic recent demise.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
At the same time, households face growing difficulty shouldering rising home insurance costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
And yet this same group of workers is also shouldering the care of aging parents and adult children.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
A look at the recent rally in the $30 trillion Treasury market reflects concerns about the ability of U.S. families and businesses to keep shouldering higher fuel costs.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 2026
Another of the experts, Barnum Brown of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, took over the excavations, shouldering Figgins aside.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
