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
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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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Toyota shrugged off investor complaints about its slow transition to battery electric vehicles, and instead made a successful bet on hybrids, more suited to markets like the U.S.
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Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 30 Oct. 2024
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shrugged off Rutte’s comments and noted that Pyongyang and Moscow signed a joint security pact last June.
—Lorne Cook and Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams completed 23 of 29 passes for 226 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another 56 yards as the Bears (4-2) shrugged off a slow start and pounded the Jaguars (1-5), scoring on five of six possessions and opening a 25-point lead early in the fourth quarter.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024
But despite the severity of the assault, Cloudflare was able to essentially shrug off the attacks, citing its robust network coverage and defense systems.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 2 Oct. 2024
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Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 30 Oct. 2024
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shrugged off Rutte’s comments and noted that Pyongyang and Moscow signed a joint security pact last June.
—Lorne Cook and Tara Copp, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Rookie quarterback Caleb Williams completed 23 of 29 passes for 226 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another 56 yards as the Bears (4-2) shrugged off a slow start and pounded the Jaguars (1-5), scoring on five of six possessions and opening a 25-point lead early in the fourth quarter.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2024
But despite the severity of the assault, Cloudflare was able to essentially shrug off the attacks, citing its robust network coverage and defense systems.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 2 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for shrug off
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“Shrug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrug%20off. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.
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