shrug

Example Sentences

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Some investors shrug off the measure, arguing it isn’t very useful to compare the fixed return of a bond with the potentially unlimited upside of a company’s earnings growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

At least three movies have someone saying, “That’s life,” with a shrug.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

After a period when oil prices—and therefore other assets—would respond to Trump’s every utterance, now the reaction is largely a shrug.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Nancy Marzouk felt she didn’t get the respect she deserved as a sales executive in previous jobs, and she didn’t shrug it off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

"The case of Bess's lunch is now closed," she said with a shrug.

From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene