shrink from

phrasal 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

When the Knicks go on a run like that, New York feels smaller, shrinking from a sprawling metropolis to a college town where everyone wears the same colors and spills onto the streets after a home win. —Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026

Their obligation to Garcia, who was cut early in the 2024 season, shrinks from $12 million last season to $5 million this season. —Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026

The course shrank from 18 holes to nine last summer during the earlier stages of the sewer line replacement, but city officials said the final phases of the project require a complete closure. —David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026

Rather than shrinking from the spotlight, the bears embrace the moment, lifting their Pepsi cans for all to see. —Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for shrink from

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