shake off

Example Sentences

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The songs on Black British Music are vivid and evocative, finding light in the darkness but never quite shaking off an undercurrent of sadness.

From BBC

Before kick-off, starting goalkeeper Robert Sanchez withdrew after failing to shake off a muscle injury sustained in the warm-up before the midweek draw with Bournemouth, while defender Wesley Fofana missed out through illness.

From BBC

I stood up to shake off the pain and tweaked my right Achilles tendon, so I headed for the medicine cabinet, bent over like an ape because of a stiff back.

From Los Angeles Times

This is partly to try and shake off a feeling he is being idle when not on the road.

From BBC

For now, though, investors should prepare to shake off the cobwebs over tech stocks, according to Newton.

From MarketWatch