shrug

Example Sentences

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After a period when oil prices—and therefore other assets—would respond to Trump’s every utterance, now the reaction is largely a shrug.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

“Just bang-bang plays,” James said at his locker, with a shrug.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Nancy Marzouk felt she didn’t get the respect she deserved as a sales executive in previous jobs, and she didn’t shrug it off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

And as for any news on what direction her fourth album might take, for once she was short of words, giving a shrug, a cheeky smile and a parting shot of: "I dunno. We'll see."

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

I shrug helplessly at Eddie’s mom before I follow Eddie down an aisle, toward a door in the back of the store.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy