shrug off
verb
shrugged off; shrugging off; shrugs off
1
: to shake off
shrugging off sleep
2
: to brush aside : minimize
shrugs off the problem
3
: to remove (a garment) by wriggling out
Examples of shrug off in a Sentence
an administration that was willing to shrug off the problem
she shrugged off her coat and hung it up neatly
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Though usually quick to shrug off the pandemic, the students acknowledge its lingering effects.
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Jackie Valley, Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2025
Shareholders largely shrugged off the court action.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 27 May 2025
European stocks appear to have mostly shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt threat to impose a 50% tariff on European Union goods, regarding it as a high-stakes negotiating tactic rather than a policy set in stone.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Stock traders on Monday appeared to shrug off the credit downgrade.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 19 May 2025
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Jackie Valley, Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2025
Shareholders largely shrugged off the court action.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 27 May 2025
European stocks appear to have mostly shrugged off U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt threat to impose a 50% tariff on European Union goods, regarding it as a high-stakes negotiating tactic rather than a policy set in stone.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Stock traders on Monday appeared to shrug off the credit downgrade.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 19 May 2025
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“Shrug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrug%20off. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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