The phrase "shifted around" is correct and usable in written English.
For example, you could say "He shifted around in his seat, feeling uncomfortable."
Well, the odds have shifted around again in the night.
Responsibility for human beings cannot be shifted around like a game of diplomatic three-card monte.
No matter how children are shifted around, as they were during our busing phase, the results continue to be inauspicious.
"Let's just say that the sand shifted around," said Jerry Stoddard, the president of the Fire Island Association.
That portion of the budget represents most of what can be easily shifted around as the supervisors and the mayor wrangle over for economic and social priorities.
Call Rogers today and tell them you don't want your encrypted traffic being shifted around and blocked!
"Money is shifting around different months.
"Philip has come into rehearsal to address things that haven't worked, or needed shifting around.
"Norm, we know you, we've seen you, we've seen you shift around".
All this shifting around suggests a strategy for keeping us from getting comfortable.
All this shifting around takes time, especially in a cold refrigerator.
