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

Airline seat pitch shrank from an average of roughly 34 inches in the 1970s to around 30 inches today. —Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 2 June 2026

Journalists write of change over nearly every news cycle, yet shrink from it. —Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026

As the Colorado River and its once massive reservoirs shrink from overuse and climate change, officials are faced with a decision that pits conservation against ratepayer costs for electricity. —Dorany Pineda, Fortune, 27 May 2026

In the past 25 years, the cost of starting a business has shrunk from $5 million to $500. —Christine Haughney Dare-Bryan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

Rhymes for shrink from

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