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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
shrug .
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Examples
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Almost instantly, her expression shrugged off its droopiness and she looked as hopeful as a teenager.
A Dollar Short Karin Gillespie 2005
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Almost instantly, her expression shrugged off its droopiness and she looked as hopeful as a teenager.
A Dollar Short Karin Gillespie 2005
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Almost instantly, her expression shrugged off its droopiness and she looked as hopeful as a teenager.
A Dollar Short Karin Gillespie 2005
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Mrs. Plain shrugged off those who said her easy-reading books were too light to be taken seriously.
Belva Plain, 95 Emma Brown 2010
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Courbertin shrugged his shoulders that it was no concern of his, and came off the stand.
CHAPTER 28 2010
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Kiffin shrugged it off, saying whether he got the timeout or not had nothing to do with the outcome.
USATODAY.com 2008
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James Baldwin shrugged off a sore right shoulder to toss six strong innings for the White Sox.
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I looked to my mother and without saying a word she shrugged.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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I looked to my mother and without saying a word she shrugged.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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I looked to my mother and without saying a word she shrugged.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery Jack Canfield 2011
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