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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Haugen appeared on 60 Minutes and testified before Congress, telling lawmakers that Facebook had shirked its responsibility to its most vulnerable users, largely because profit is king.
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Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025
Some states chose to shirk the federal title of Washington's birthday, opting instead for Presidents' (or President's, or Presidents) Day monikers.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 17 Feb. 2025
Some have suggested that despite his questionable skills while streaming, Musk may actually be the one playing for hours on end to level up his character, shirking other responsibilities.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
To have done otherwise on the facts developed during our work would have been to shirk my duties as a prosecutor and a public servant.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 28 Feb. 2025
Some states chose to shirk the federal title of Washington's birthday, opting instead for Presidents' (or President's, or Presidents) Day monikers.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 17 Feb. 2025
Some have suggested that despite his questionable skills while streaming, Musk may actually be the one playing for hours on end to level up his character, shirking other responsibilities.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025
To have done otherwise on the facts developed during our work would have been to shirk my duties as a prosecutor and a public servant.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 14 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 5 Mar. 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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