shrug

Example Sentences

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He added a critical caveat, however, by noting how five years of above-target inflation made it harder to assume the public would simply shrug off another round of rising prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

And then they shrug, ‘Well, I guess it’s up to me.’

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

They bring a shrug, then an eye cast toward the next record high.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Some here have pointed out the reaction of Gulf residents to drone strikes that in Kyiv would prompt no more than a shrug.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

She made a little shrug with her shoulders that reminded me of the girl in the photograph.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott