Sentence examples for shrug with from inspiring English sources

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They do that "bof!" thing that involves a shrug with a downward turn of the mouth.

Jocelyn mink shrug with detachable crystal-chain closure; $998 at Henri Bendel in New York, (212) 212-1100.

But similar abuse is routine for trafficked girls across America, and local authorities often shrug with indifference in the same way some people at Penn State evidently did.

She described a one-handed shrug, "like if you did the shrug with your hands up, as if to say, 'Whoa, whoa, whoa, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.'" She added, "Because you're driving, it's with one hand.

A Reuters reviewer of the new Oxford Compact English Dictionary had a bright lead: "So there you are, all decked out in chuddies, carpenters and a shrug with a brand-new buzz cut, and for some reason your best friend refuses to talk to you.

With Facebook's VR emoji, you can shrug with your palms up, and your face will show an easily recognized expression of confusion — eyes scrunched and mouth crooked.

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He shrugged with resignation.

They all shrugged with indifference.

He shrugged with his usual equanimity.

The former general shrugged with a grin.

She shrugs with an exaggerated sigh.

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