shrink from
verb
shrank from or shrunk from; shrunk from or shrunken from; shrinking from; shrinks from
: to try to avoid (something difficult or unpleasant) : to be unwilling to do (something)
He doesn't shrink from telling the truth, no matter how painful it may be.
She won't shrink from the task.
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In all sorts of ways and for all sorts of reasons, members of the Gen Z and Millennial generations seem to be shrinking from long-term commitments.
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Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
At 36 kHz, the wavelength shrinks from roughly 8,327 m (27,320 ft) in air to just 170 m (558 ft) in freshwater – a compression that dramatically boosts radiation efficiency for small antennas.
—Omar Kardoudi
june 06, New Atlas, 6 June 2026
Airline seat pitch shrank from an average of roughly 34 inches in the 1970s to around 30 inches today.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Journalists write of change over nearly every news cycle, yet shrink from it.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
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Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
At 36 kHz, the wavelength shrinks from roughly 8,327 m (27,320 ft) in air to just 170 m (558 ft) in freshwater – a compression that dramatically boosts radiation efficiency for small antennas.
—Omar Kardoudi
june 06, New Atlas, 6 June 2026
Airline seat pitch shrank from an average of roughly 34 inches in the 1970s to around 30 inches today.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Journalists write of change over nearly every news cycle, yet shrink from it.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for shrink from
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“Shrink from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrink%20from. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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