Sentence example with the word 'shrug'

shrug

accept, body language, condone, dumb show, gesture language, let go by, motion to, pantomime, rise above, sign language, yield to

Definition n. a gesture involving the shoulders

Last update: August 26, 2015


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He showed his helplessness by shrugging the shoulders.   [Please select]

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A hand may suddenly fling out, a shoulder may shrug, a foot may kick, or the entire body may jerk.   [Please select]

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These are not just anomalies or paradoxes about which we can simply shrug our shoulders.   [Please select]

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Oldbuck gave a conscious look to Sir Arthur, who returned it with one equally sheepish, and a shrug of the shoulders.   [Please select]

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The physician turned away with a shrug; but Gorgo drew a breath of relief, feeling that her avowal had lifted a heavy burthen from her soul.   [Please select]

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"You can please yourself," was all he said, with a shrug and a sigh.   [Please select]

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"That would indeed be a pity," said the prefect with a laugh and a shrug.   [Please select]

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Iras's reply was merely a contemptuous shrug of the shoulders.   [Please select]

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Karnis in reply could only shrug his shoulders, and beg the ladies and Porphyrius to judge for themselves when he should have related the young girl's story.   [Please select]

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Sir John Shrug, and Master Billy Chatter, who is actually a very facetious young gentleman.   [Please select]

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Hib obeyed with a shrug of the shoulders.   [Please select]

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