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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john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
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Jonathan Horwitz, Oc Register, 2 June 2025
And the durable, water-repellent, quick-dry fabric has thus far shrugged off light snowfall, summer squalls, poison ivy, and even thorny underbrush.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 30 May 2025
After shrugging off Andreas Pereira and bearing down on goal, a thumping finish saw Delap rifle the ball into the top corner with the goal purely of his own making.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Thanks 'Emotional' Trump The Kremlin shrugged off Trump's public criticism of Putin.
—Shane Croucher
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for shrug off
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“Shrug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrug%20off. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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