shrink from

verb

shrank from or shrunk from; shrunk from or shrunken from; shrinking from; shrinks from

: to try to avoid (something difficult or unpleasant) : to be unwilling to do (something)

He doesn't shrink from telling the truth, no matter how painful it may be.

She won't shrink from the task.

Examples of shrink from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite its revenue growth, SpaceX recorded an overall loss of $143 million over the three months ending in June, though the loss shrank from $970 million in red ink over the same period a year prior, the report showed. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

While everyone needs technology of one sort or another, certain people shrink from any stigma associated with it. — New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2026

The moment Carlsson’s $18 million baseline hit the wire, Grier’s timeline shrank from months to minutes. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 29 July 2026

The policy expands to a two-year residential requirement in 2027-2028, and the local-student exemption shrinks from 50 miles to 30 miles next year, meaning commuters from Auburn, Vacaville and Yuba City will lose that option. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

Rhymes for shrink from

• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• pisum
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• abomasum
• bum
• chum