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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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Samsung’s 65-Inch The Terrace is a backyard showstopper, built to shine in direct sunlight and shrug off rain or dust, now $1500 off.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Now, the Hornets can better shrug off the last one, that crushed them.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Leaders shrug off emotional labour as soft or distracting.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Shrug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrug%20off. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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