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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Is Stone suggesting people should just shrug off corruption because there were crooked politicians in Ancient Rome too?
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Brent Lang, Variety, 19 May 2024
Despite his recent transition into fatherhood, Scheffler shrugged off any concerns of a lack of preparation ahead of his pursuit of a second consecutive major at this week’s PGA Championship, having relished his time away from the fairways.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
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Brent Lang, Variety, 19 May 2024
Despite his recent transition into fatherhood, Scheffler shrugged off any concerns of a lack of preparation ahead of his pursuit of a second consecutive major at this week’s PGA Championship, having relished his time away from the fairways.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
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“Shrug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrug%20off. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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