shirking

Example Sentences

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Shirking tax obligations is not a victimless crime.

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2023

Shirking their youthful beliefs in a strict, segmented subculture, the members of SRP have found themselves as part of a wider network of punk and alternative groups throughout the Americas.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2022

Shirking your duties would jeopardize the job and possibly your residents’ well-being; relaxing your antiviral vigilance would jeopardize all of the above.

From Washington Post • Jan. 6, 2022

Shirking them would infuriate any number of institutions, starting with the United Nations.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2018

“I know because I was—still am—depressed after Grandma passed away. Overwhelmed by life. Feeling like there are weights keeping me in bed. Shirking all my responsibilities.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer