shrug off
verb
shrugged off; shrugging off; shrugs off
1
: to shake off
shrugging off sleep
2
: to brush aside : minimize
shrugs off the problem
3
: to remove (a garment) by wriggling out
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Examples of shrug off in a Sentence
an administration that was willing to shrug off the problem
she shrugged off her coat and hung it up neatly
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Nadella shrugs off my questions about whether Microsoft still harbors the bullying behavior that powered its initial rise.
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Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Director Ali Abbasi shrugged off Trump's threat of a lawsuit in May and said the 45th president should watch the film for himself.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Along the way, Trump shrugged off a 34-count felony conviction and an array of other criminal indictments.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
The Hill: Trump later shrugged off the furor during a conversation with Fox News’s Sean Hannity, saying his campaign did not vet the comedian (although the standup routine was in the event’s teleprompter).
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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Steven Levy, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Director Ali Abbasi shrugged off Trump's threat of a lawsuit in May and said the 45th president should watch the film for himself.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Along the way, Trump shrugged off a 34-count felony conviction and an array of other criminal indictments.
—Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
The Hill: Trump later shrugged off the furor during a conversation with Fox News’s Sean Hannity, saying his campaign did not vet the comedian (although the standup routine was in the event’s teleprompter).
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Shrug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrug%20off. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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