shrug off

Example Sentences

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The stock market has tended to shrug off other military eruptions over the following years, even when share prices fell sharply upon the outbreak of hostilities.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

French industry was mostly able to shrug off the impact of U.S. tariffs in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

But investors shouldn’t shrug off any unexpected results, says Omair Sharif, founder of Inflation Insights.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

It’s warm and hearty and immediately satisfying, the thing you want the moment you shrug off your coat and kick your boots into a corner.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

Stalin often managed to shrug off the blame for his actions onto his subordinates or the Communist Party itself.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein