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
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Mendoza was typically at his best with the game on the line, shrugging off mistakes and turning into captain clutch in the fourth quarter.
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Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
Yet dystopian fears are impossible to shrug off, especially since the technology stands to concentrate even more wealth and power into even fewer hands.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
This is all basically the setup for a picaresque odyssey in which Marty tirelessly chases his dream, shrugging off humiliations and hostilities, and eventually reconsidering Japan on his own terms.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
Its tough shell shrugs off bumps and dings, while the textured finish helps disguise the scuffs of heavy travel.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
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Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2025
Yet dystopian fears are impossible to shrug off, especially since the technology stands to concentrate even more wealth and power into even fewer hands.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Dec. 2025
This is all basically the setup for a picaresque odyssey in which Marty tirelessly chases his dream, shrugging off humiliations and hostilities, and eventually reconsidering Japan on his own terms.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
Its tough shell shrugs off bumps and dings, while the textured finish helps disguise the scuffs of heavy travel.
—Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Shrug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrug%20off. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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