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

Recent Examples on the Web In mid-2022, hundreds of members were killed in several consecutive wars with rival gangs and police shootouts, according to a September 2023 U.N. report, which estimated the gang shrunk from about 500 members to about 80. Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 5 Mar. 2024 The number of models eligible for the full federal tax credit of $7,500, or partial $3,750 credit, shrank from 43 last year to fewer than 15 that comply with criteria on the books currently. J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2024 In all of Britain, the number of companies has shrunk from 26 to 15 in the last decade. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2023 Truman dealt with health issues of his own in Wednesday's Feud, attempting to get sober after finding out from a CT scan that his brain was shrinking from his alcohol consumption. Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024 The barrier to entry has become needlessly convoluted and intimidating, the same predicament that caused Marvel comics to shrink from a mainstream phenomenon to servicing a relatively insular subculture. Adam B. Vary, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023 Prospective immigrants understandably shrank from the notion of abandoning one troubled country to relocate to another. Harold Holzer, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024 Indian Trail: Home sales decreased to about 25%, shrinking from 868 in 2022 to 652 last year. Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 25 Jan. 2024 The Republican: The GOP field has shrunk from more than a dozen, including former Vice President Mike Pence, to five, but nothing has changed at the top. Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2024

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'shrink from.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Dictionary Entries Near shrink from

Cite this Entry

“Shrink from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrink%20from. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!