shuffle off
Example Sentences
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"Maybe, by the time I shuffle off this mortal coil, there might be a little more awareness… of the need to bring things back together again," he says.
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
Lawrence: Having been there, I was always blown away, when somebody announces their retirement, you expect them to shuffle off into the ether.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
While some shrews shuffle off this mortal coil in less than 14 months, bowhead whales can swim in Arctic waters for more than two centuries.
From Scientific American • Jan. 31, 2023
Men in black rise for predawn prayers and shuffle off to classrooms where Bibles are scattered on the tables and politeness reigns.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2020
I shuffle off to our room but am still with her through my ears.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
