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130 examples of Shrugged in a sentence

The engine-man shrugged his shoulders.
And he described the catastrophe in a few stammered words, while the engineer incredulously shrugged his shoulders.
The Canadian stared at Conseil, then he shrugged his shoulders.
When I told them we would be lying in Mediterranean waters within two days, Conseil clapped his hands, but the Canadian shrugged his shoulders.
Captain Nemo shrugged his shoulders.
Emma looked at him and shrugged her shoulders.
She shrugged her shoulders and did not open her piano again.
Emma shrugged her shoulders as she stamped her feet.
He, however, immediately gestured to turn down this offer, shrugged his shoulders and limped away.
"My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, "what are we to do?"His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier certainty.
He looked sharply at us, and then he shrugged his shoulders.
Laurent first of all shrugged his shoulders.
Cardenio heard the name of Luscinda, but he only shrugged his shoulders, bit his lips, bent his brows, and before long two streams of tears escaped from his eyes.
Sancho shrugged his shoulders, obeyed, and sat down, and all the duchess's damsels and duennas gathered round him, waiting in profound silence to hear what he would say.
Mr. Wardle shrugged his shoulders, and was silent.
The believers in the weathercock tale, having misplaced their confidence once, were not easily prevailed upon to part with it again, so they looked as wise as they could, shrugged their shoulders, touched their foreheads, and murmured something about Gabriel Grub having drunk all the Hollands, and then fallen asleep on the flat tombstone; and they affected to explain what he supposed he had witnessed in the goblin's cavern, by saying that he had seen the world, and grown wiser.
Mr. Perker smiled, took a very long pinch of snuff, stirred the fire, shrugged his shoulders, and remained expressively silent.
The attorney shrugged his shoulders.
It's a legal fiction, my dear sir, nothing more.'Saying which, the attorney shrugged his shoulders, smiled, took a second pinch of snuff, and led the way into the office of the judge's clerk.
Is there any chance of their permanent reformation?'Perker shrugged his shoulders doubtfully, but observing Mr. Pickwick's anxious and disappointed look, rejoined--'Of course there is a chance.
The Count shrugged his broad shoulders.
He shrugged his shoulders.
He laughed, I remember, and shrugged his shoulders, and said there was no use denying anything to a woman, for she would have her way."
Lestrade shrugged his shoulders.
We had driven several miles, and were beginning to get to the fringe of the belt of suburban villas, when he shook himself, shrugged his shoulders, and lit up his pipe with the air of a man who has satisfied himself that he is acting for the best.
And then, seeing that there were two of us, she gave a cry of hope which sank into a groan as she saw that my companion shook his head and shrugged his shoulders.
I should like a few particulars as to this young lady, and your relations to her."Lord St. Simon shrugged his shoulders and raised his eyebrows.
Athos then shrugged his shoulders, and, without putting himself in a passion, thrashed Grimaud.
You understand!"Athos shrugged his shoulders, and followed his guards silently, while M. Bonacieux uttered lamentations enough to break the heart of a tiger.
He shrugged his shoulders when people spoke of the future.
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