shrug

Example Sentences

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"I'm still here," he says towards the end, with a shrug that lands somewhere between defiance and a punchline, "and I am going to do whatever I want".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

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

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

Don’t miss: Nvidia’s blowout earnings guidance is met with a shrug.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026

Nan answered my pleading look with a discreet shrug.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry