Sentence examples for to shirk from inspiring English sources

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to shirk

verb

To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.

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Some do so to shirk taxes.

She's not going to shirk and hide".

"They don't want to shirk their responsibilities".

Indeed, the vessels seem to shirk their associated conventional uses.

Ms Kosor vows not to shirk from public-spending cuts.

It is a hard one for the thrifty to shirk.

Sloan would not allow his players to shirk them either.

Ms. Rothblatt was not one to shirk a challenge.

"It's impermissible for them to want to shirk responsibility.

There are reports of jihadis trying to shirk fighting.

It is an investment we cannot afford to shirk.

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