Sentence examples for shrugging off from inspiring English sources

"shrugging off" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is most commonly used to describe physical movements, such as someone literally shrugging their shoulders, or used as a figure of speech to describe someone disregarding something or refusing to deal with a problem. For example, "He shrugged off his responsibilities and went to the beach instead."

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shrugging off

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Present participle of shrug off

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"Whiskey," he said, shrugging off his coat.

No shrugging off goals for the future.

Oliver appeared devastated, shrugging off questions.

That's Marseille: shrugging off the pretty for the authentic.

His jokey way of shrugging off trouble once seemed charming.

Shrugging off the analogy, she says: "I just do it".

Mr. Whitmire stayed to watch, shrugging off his vilification.

In fact, Bogotá is shrugging off its notorious reputation.

"Things are going in," Langenbrunner said, shrugging off his performance.

For now, Prime View is shrugging off such predictions.

"Thousands of people don't like what I do," Patterson told me, shrugging off his detractors.

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