shrugged

past tense of shrug

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The centerpiece of that miserly backline, Gianluca Mancini (no relation to Roberto), nodded home his first international goal to put the gloss on Italy’s 3-0 World Cup qualifying win over Israel on Tuesday.
    Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The couple nodded in agreement.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Erling Haaland flourished up front for Norway, scoring a hat-trick despite missing two early penalties.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • As of today, October 10, which also happens to be World Egg Day, Tweety has flourished into a happy and healthy hen.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a statement, a Bose McKinney & Evans spokesperson said the law firm was never informed that Cook had been disciplined or asked to resign by the city.
    IndyStar, IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Prioritize your safety by staying informed and prepared.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Grant grew up the child of ghost-tour guides in Alexandria, Virginia, and became well acquainted with cemeteries at a young age.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Hernández, well acquainted with such platitudes in the years since her husband Jim took his life in a frozen pond, became inspired to write a book about it.
    Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kline’s mother told police her daughter had been at the Roseville mall that afternoon.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
  • In June, representatives for the county’s immigration hotline told the Alameda County For All committee about the limitations of the organization in responding to the rapidly changing needs of the county’s immigrants.
    Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Juneteenth recognizes the end of slavery in the United States on June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation, which President Abraham Lincoln had signed more than two years earlier.
    Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Oct. 2025
  • As of Friday evening, 253 school board members from 105 Minnesota school boards signed the letter, citing concerns for girls' privacy and safety, as well as potential federal funding cuts in response to the state's noncompliance.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • More than 75% of people booked into ICE custody in fiscal year 2025 had no criminal conviction other than an immigration or traffic-related offense, according to ICE records from October through the end of May.
    Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The case of the tropical disease is believed to be locally acquired, not travel related.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Shrugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrugged. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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