Example sentences for: shrug

How can you use “shrug” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Internet service is a shrug: You can be reasonably sure, but no more, that you can send your data to another Internet user pretty quickly.

  • My wife thinks this is an utterly absurd way to go through life, for which I can offer no defense but a helpless shrug.

  • And if, as ultimately happened, no settlement resulted, we could shrug our shoulders, say, 'Hey, we tried,' and act like unsuccessful brokers to an honorable peace."

  • If Gore were to complain that Bradley's plan required a tax increase, liberals would shrug and vote for Bradley.

  • Asked about the incident, he'd wince, bite his lip, bat his eyelashes, shrug sheepishly, and look adorably abashed.


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