shake off
Example Sentences
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Perhaps best of all: The movie has a gritty, charming meanness to it; a stickiness that’s hard to shake off.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
We just have to shake off a little rust first.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Oil prices on Wednesday fell toward prewar levels, while tech stocks struggled to shake off AI-bubble fears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Boulter has been struggling to shake off an illness in recent days and, moving forward, she said her "number one priority" is returning to full fitness for the upcoming grass-court tournaments.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Sometimes the Wall itself seemed to shake diem off, as a dog might shake off fleas.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
