shrug off
verb
shrugged off; shrugging off; shrugs off
1
: to shake off
shrugging off sleep
2
: to brush aside : minimize
shrugs off the problem
3
: to remove (a garment) by wriggling out
Examples of shrug off in a Sentence
an administration that was willing to shrug off the problem
she shrugged off her coat and hung it up neatly
Recent Examples on the Web
Hyperscalers — like the chip sector beholden to the big artificial intelligence trend — shrugged off the Broadcom situation.
—
Tobias Burns, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Hopkins shrugged off those findings.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The days of donors shrugging off the difference between playing in the Sugar Bowl and playing in the Citrus Bowl have ended.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 1 June 2026
This tier doesn’t include metal shells—that begins with the Pro 5—but Dell's choice of plastic feels sturdy and ready to shrug off daily wear and tear.
—Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for shrug off
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Tobias Burns, CNBC, 4 June 2026
Hopkins shrugged off those findings.
—Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 3 June 2026
The days of donors shrugging off the difference between playing in the Sugar Bowl and playing in the Citrus Bowl have ended.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 1 June 2026
This tier doesn’t include metal shells—that begins with the Pro 5—but Dell's choice of plastic feels sturdy and ready to shrug off daily wear and tear.
—Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for shrug off
Cite this Entry
“Shrug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrug%20off. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
