Sentence examples for shirk from inspiring English sources
shirk
To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
'shirk' is an acceptable word in written English. It is a verb meaning to avoid or neglect an obligation or responsibility. For example, "When the difficult project was assigned, most of the students shirked away from it.".
As the chief executive, you are not allowed to shirk your responsibility.
Ms Kosor vows not to shirk from public-spending cuts.
Mr Galbraith fears that in the name of fiscal restraint, taxpayers will shirk their responsibility to the country's most vulnerable citizens, who rely on public pensions and health care.
The ideal scenario for him would be to push through a tax increase before his presidency officially gets underway, giving him a bigger budget while allowing him to shirk the blame for raising taxes.
The dip in violence suggests that it has at last beaten or reached an accommodation with its rivals, believes David Shirk, head of the Trans-Border Institute at the University of San Diego.
According to Susan Shirk, an American academic and former deputy assistant secretary of state, readers like stories complaining about Japan, Taiwan and America and the censors are usually happy to see coverage of such things.
VISITING China as a student in 1971, Susan Shirk was told by the premier, Zhou Enlai, that he "wished she was president of the United States".
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