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Discover Ludwig"shrinks from" is correct and usable in written English.
It is usually used to describe someone who is afraid to do something or is reluctant to do something. For example: "The child shrank from the loud noise".
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Oborne never shrinks from his task.
Outside the ring, she shrinks from a fight.
IT'S NOT THAT Ms. Chandler shrinks from attention.
But not everywhere in China shrinks from the comparison.
Bruno shrinks from it, like Dracula before a mirror.
But his imagination shrinks from his own logic.
Bold in its bravery, Baldwin shrinks from nothing.
"Hey, boy!" he shouts, condescendingly, and Billy shrinks from the weight of his disapproval.
He shrinks from an escalation that would play into the Islamists' hands.
Mr. Weiner rarely shrinks from question-and-answer sessions, relishing his time jousting with reporters.
He shrinks from his wife's touch and has erotic fantasies about Gretchen.
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