shrink from
phrasal verb
shrank from or shrunk from; shrunk from or shrunken from; shrinking from; shrinks from
: to try to avoid (something difficult or unpleasant) : to be unwilling to do (something)
He doesn't shrink from telling the truth, no matter how painful it may be.
She won't shrink from the task.
Examples of shrink from in a Sentence
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Although the music is Rachmaninoff, big and Romantic, the dancers shrink from large gestures, wary-eyed.
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Brian Seibert, New York Times, 5 June 2024
In 2001, just 50 percent of Republicans sided with Israel; by 2018, the number had increased to 79 percent; conversely, among Democrats, those who chose Israel shrunk from 38 percent in 2001 to just 27 percent in 2018.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2024
The latest iteration of the Golden Ticket offered the chance to skip Hollywood Week, where the pool shrank from 56 contestants to the final 24 for the Showstopper round.
—Adam England, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
Samantha has watched her class at Wilcox Academy shrink from 22 to 13 students.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 18 May 2024
The Catholic population of the city has shrunk from a peak of 250,000 in the 1950s to fewer than 5,000 today.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
Simultaneously, the total market capitalization of Chinese internet companies shrank from $2.5 trillion at its 2020 peak to $1.4 trillion in 2022.
—Angela Huyue Zhang, TIME, 7 May 2024
The two departments, which would combine into one department under one director instead of two, would shrink from 10 staff to two, budget documents show.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
For instance, Which? found that Terrys Chocolate Orange Easter egg with Mini Eggs have shrunk from 230g to 200g in the last year.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 22 Mar. 2024
Brian Seibert, New York Times, 5 June 2024
In 2001, just 50 percent of Republicans sided with Israel; by 2018, the number had increased to 79 percent; conversely, among Democrats, those who chose Israel shrunk from 38 percent in 2001 to just 27 percent in 2018.
—Dahlia Scheindlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 May 2024
The latest iteration of the Golden Ticket offered the chance to skip Hollywood Week, where the pool shrank from 56 contestants to the final 24 for the Showstopper round.
—Adam England, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
Samantha has watched her class at Wilcox Academy shrink from 22 to 13 students.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 18 May 2024
The Catholic population of the city has shrunk from a peak of 250,000 in the 1950s to fewer than 5,000 today.
—Jonathan M. Pitts, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
Simultaneously, the total market capitalization of Chinese internet companies shrank from $2.5 trillion at its 2020 peak to $1.4 trillion in 2022.
—Angela Huyue Zhang, TIME, 7 May 2024
The two departments, which would combine into one department under one director instead of two, would shrink from 10 staff to two, budget documents show.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 7 May 2024
For instance, Which? found that Terrys Chocolate Orange Easter egg with Mini Eggs have shrunk from 230g to 200g in the last year.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Shrink from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrink%20from. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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