shrug off

Example Sentences

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Markets often shrug off geopolitics, and U.S. economic indicators remain strong.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

The stock market has tended to shrug off other military eruptions over the following years, even when share prices fell sharply upon the outbreak of hostilities.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

It’s warm and hearty and immediately satisfying, the thing you want the moment you shrug off your coat and kick your boots into a corner.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

But though that captured headlines, stocks seemed to shrug off the news.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

Their worry felt like a blanket they kept trying to throw over her shoulders, one she kept having to shrug off.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi