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

In the past decade, the North Sea workforce has shrunk from 450,000 to 160,000; the hope that jobs would be created in renewable energy to replace them has not yet been borne out. —The Week Uk, TheWeek, 19 Apr. 2026

The academy has seen shrinking enrollment since COVID and the rollout of a district-wide inclusive education plan, said the academy’s Assistant Superintendent Harold Miller, shrinking from 300 students in 2020 to 160 in 2023 and a projection of 65 next year. —Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026

Freemasons today Freemasons today have largely shrunk from their once quite prestigious influence in American society. —Derek Arnold, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026

Experian's share, meanwhile, shrank from 20% in 2024 to less than 1% in 2025. —Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for shrink from

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