Use of shrug in Sentences. 29 Examples

The examples include shrug at the start of sentence, shrug at the end of sentence and shrug in the middle of sentence

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shrug at the end of sentence


  1. He broke off with a shrug.
  2. He gave a negligent shrug.
  3. She gave a careless shrug.
  4. Then she gave a tiny shrug.
  5. He gave a self-deprecating shrug.
  6. Erica made a little deprecating shrug.
  7. Her shoulders lifted in a vague shrug.
  8. "I don't know," she said with a shrug.
  9. 'Suit yourself,' he said with a shrug.
  10. "I suppose so," said Anna with a shrug.
  11. He lifted his shoulders in a Gallic shrug.
  12. Pam lifted her shoulders in a little shrug.
  13. She lifted her shoulders in a little shrug.
  14. 'It'll be fine,' she replied, with a nonchalant shrug.
  15. Stockdale recalls his vice- presidential run with a shrug.

shrug in the middle of sentence


  1. She gave a shrug and walked away.
  2. She gave a shrug of her shoulders.
  3. We can't just shrug these objections off.
  4. The boy gave a slight shrug and walked away.
  5. Even so people seem to shrug their shoulders.
  6. He gave a feeble shrug and tried to squirm free.
  7. The students shrug; that's life, they seem to say.
  8. With a mental shrug, he decided to tell the truth.
  9. I hope I can shrug off this cold before I go on holiday.
  10. I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism.
  11. The team have been able to shrug off their recent failures and perform well.
  12. You're a father and you can't simply shrug off your responsibility for your children.
  13. The city is trying to shrug off its industrial image and promote itself as a tourist centre.
  14. "Well, I suppose we'll just have to do what he says, " said Kim with a shrug of resignation.

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