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130 examples of Shrugged in a sentence

I think the Russians don't get much credit, even recognition, for the unprecedented equanimity with which they shrugged off centuries of imperial tradition.
Unlike in Ukraine, investors have shrugged off the noisy demonstrations in Mexico City’s streets and remained focused on interest rates and fluctuations in the global economy.
They have shrugged off the Trump administration’s excessive and unreasonable demands, but harbor little doubts about its intent: to keep China down.
Trump has shrugged off the North’s repeated tests of short-range ballistic missiles – which threaten Seoul and Tokyo, not New York or Washington, DC – declaring that he is not “personally” bothered by them.
Many employers and contractors shrugged off the problem: they were incurring losses, too, they said, so they couldn’t afford to pay workers who weren’t working.
Repressing a smile of pleasure, he shrugged his shoulders and closed his eyes, as if to say that it could not give him pleasure.
'But won't you stay and dine with us?'Vronsky slightly shrugged his shoulders.
He shrugged his shoulders with a bewildered and despairing look.
He shrugged his shoulders, smiled contemptuously, and bowed.
The old man shrugged his shoulders, and then let them fall as if overwhelmed beneath an avalanche of gold.
Maheu shrugged his shoulders with an air of resignation.
But the father shrugged his shoulders.
He shrugged his shoulders with despair, and again bit at his bread and butter.
" The engineer shrugged his shoulders without replying.
Chaval and Levaque, however, made a furious gesture, while Maheu restrained them by a glance, and Zacharie shrugged his shoulders chaffingly.
His wife shrugged her shoulders and demanded justice, absolutely.
The other woman shrugged her shoulders.
Then, as she shrugged her shoulders, he said suddenly:"Come with us if it will amuse you.
Then he shrugged his shoulders with tranquil indifference, What should he do with a putter?
" The young man joked and shrugged his shoulders.
A burst of laughter interrupted her; even the children shrugged their shoulders, being incredulous in the open air, keeping a secret fear of ghosts in the pit, but glad of the empty sky.
M. Grégoire, when he heard that the strike had at last broken out, shrugged his shoulders in his placid way.
The engine-man shrugged his shoulders, and a smile again came on his lips.
As to Rasseneur, he shrugged his shoulders with contempt and anger.
Souvarine, whom the young man went up to consult, shrugged his shoulders; ten resolute fellows could do more work than a crowd; and he turned back to the open book before him, refusing to join in.
M. Hennebeau, when informed, contented himself with saying, as he shrugged his shoulders:"If he troubles us too much the bishop will free us from him."
The other shrugged her shoulders.
She had shrugged her shoulders in resignation.
He was about to reply, but then shrugged his shoulders in despair.
They both shrugged their shoulders.
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