shrink from

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The policy expands to a two-year residential requirement in 2027-2028, and the local-student exemption shrinks from 50 miles to 30 miles next year, meaning commuters from Auburn, Vacaville and Yuba City will lose that option. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

Nonetheless, Barratt’s already-small team shrank from 11 to three, and funding for their work, which was being shared across the division, dried up. — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

However, their division lead over the rival Phillies has shrunk from a season-high 10½ games on May 22 to three at the start of this week. — Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 June 2026

And mall stores shrank from 6,000 to 4,000 square feet, while street locations in big cities remained much larger. — David Moin, Footwear News, 26 June 2026

Rhymes for shrink from

• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• pisum
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• abomasum
• bum
• chum