shirked; shirking; shirks
shirker
noun
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Examples of shirk in a Sentence
He's too conscientious to shirk his duty.
He never shirked from doing his duty.
They did their duty without shirking or complaining.
Recent Examples on the Web
Some policymakers perceive the clergy want to shirk their military duty, while the religious leaders and their advocates maintain that their mobilization would lead to the shuttering of parishes across the country.
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Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 June 2024
Republicans desperate to defend Trump could learn something about courage and integrity from their fellow party members, who upheld their duty and did not shirk from the truth.
—Steven P. Grossman, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
South Africa, for instance, shirked its duty in failing to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during his 2015 visit to the country.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 21 May 2024
Intrusive regulation is the latest deceptive strategy of socialism, intended to give government ever more powerful tools with which to micromanage businesses while shirking the risks and costs of ownership.
—Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2024
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Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 June 2024
Republicans desperate to defend Trump could learn something about courage and integrity from their fellow party members, who upheld their duty and did not shirk from the truth.
—Steven P. Grossman, Baltimore Sun, 13 June 2024
South Africa, for instance, shirked its duty in failing to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir during his 2015 visit to the country.
—Nicole Narea, Vox, 21 May 2024
Intrusive regulation is the latest deceptive strategy of socialism, intended to give government ever more powerful tools with which to micromanage businesses while shirking the risks and costs of ownership.
—Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2024
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“Shirk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shirk. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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shirk
verb
: to get out of doing especially what one ought to do
: avoid sense 3, evade
shirked their duty
shirker
noun
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