shifts
Example Sentences
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But she short shrifts her own emotional state for the sake of keeping the reader entertained.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021
Her days are practis'd in such noble virtue, That sure her nights, nay, more, her very sleeps, Are more in heaven than other ladies' shrifts.
From The Duchess of Malfi by Webster, John
