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
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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More: 'Boys will be boys': White House shrugs off tariff feud between top Trump aides
Tillis’ Democratic opponent posted a video on social media Wednesday hitting the GOP senator on tariffs.
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Still, investors shrugged off the backward-looking data as stocks suffered a second day of selloffs over sweeping new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump earlier this week.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
White House shrugs off market declines White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt during a CNN interview Thursday tried to calm investors’ worries about the impact of President Donald Trump‘s decision to impose tariffs of at least 10% across all countries.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Thomas Frank’s team have shrugged off the departure of free-scoring England striker Ivan Toney in August to Al Ahli of the Saudi Pro League, with Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa contributing 30 league goals between them (16 and 14).
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Still, investors shrugged off the backward-looking data as stocks suffered a second day of selloffs over sweeping new tariffs announced by President Donald Trump earlier this week.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2025
White House shrugs off market declines White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt during a CNN interview Thursday tried to calm investors’ worries about the impact of President Donald Trump‘s decision to impose tariffs of at least 10% across all countries.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Thomas Frank’s team have shrugged off the departure of free-scoring England striker Ivan Toney in August to Al Ahli of the Saudi Pro League, with Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa contributing 30 league goals between them (16 and 14).
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Shrug off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrug%20off. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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