shrug off

Example Sentences

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This helps explain why he can’t disregard her criticism the way any normal person might shrug off slights from someone they don’t respect.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Stocks looked poised for a rebound today, as investors shrug off mounting U.S.-Iran tensions and Oracle earnings that highlighted the huge cost of the AI boom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Even with the U.S.’s domestic supplies of energy, it can’t shrug off higher oil prices forever.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The stock market has tended to shrug off other military eruptions over the following years, even when share prices fell sharply upon the outbreak of hostilities.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Ole reared up and made a last desperate effort to shrug off what was happening, but the sky seemed to crowd around his head, the earth buckled, and he keeled over into a strawberry bin.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson