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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Signet’s retail footprint shrank from 3,682 stores in 2018 to 2,676 as of April.
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Christopher Helman, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
In the last five years alone, 42% of subscribers to the traditional cable/satellite/telco-TV bundle have cut the cord, with the national base shrinking from 85.4 million homes to 49.8 million.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2024
That value of that stake has been cut in half, shrinking from about $6.2 billion on May 9 to $2.9 billion now.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
What's happening: The Washington Huskies will face the Washington State Cougars on Saturday at Lumen Field in their first meeting since the Pac-12 athletic conference shrank from 12 schools to two this year.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
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Christopher Helman, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
In the last five years alone, 42% of subscribers to the traditional cable/satellite/telco-TV bundle have cut the cord, with the national base shrinking from 85.4 million homes to 49.8 million.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2024
That value of that stake has been cut in half, shrinking from about $6.2 billion on May 9 to $2.9 billion now.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 12 Aug. 2024
What's happening: The Washington Huskies will face the Washington State Cougars on Saturday at Lumen Field in their first meeting since the Pac-12 athletic conference shrank from 12 schools to two this year.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Shrink from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrink%20from. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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