shirked; shirking; shirks
shirker
noun
Examples of shirk in a Sentence
He's too conscientious to shirk his duty.
He never shirked from doing his duty.
They did their duty without shirking or complaining.
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The ultimate responsibility lies with his enablers: Republican senators who shirked their duty and voted to confirm Cabinet nominees who are outrageously unqualified.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
MacKinnon is one player who hasn’t shirked his enthusiasm for this event.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
The film necessarily presents a despairing view of America as its 20th-century glory days recede into the distance, but Schrader isn’t one to shirk away from some form of hope for his isolated priest.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
Today the site is a museum and rum distillery that doesn’t shirk from its past.
—Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
MacKinnon is one player who hasn’t shirked his enthusiasm for this event.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2025
The film necessarily presents a despairing view of America as its 20th-century glory days recede into the distance, but Schrader isn’t one to shirk away from some form of hope for his isolated priest.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2025
Today the site is a museum and rum distillery that doesn’t shirk from its past.
—Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shirk
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“Shirk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shirk. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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shirk
verb
: to get out of doing especially what one ought to do
: avoid sense 3, evade
shirked their duty
shirker
noun
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