Verb I asked if he wanted to go out to dinner, and he just shrugged. He just shrugged his shoulders.
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Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, appeared to shrug the move off, though, saying Moscow would find other buyers. Lorne Cook And Samuel Petrequin, Anchorage Daily News, 31 May 2022 Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna, appeared to shrug the move off, though, saying Moscow would find other buyers. Lorne Cook And Samuel Petrequin, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 May 2022 The Padres have little option but to try to shrug it off. Bruce Orwall, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022 While some locals shrug it off, others worry that the media attention could taint the public image of Boyle Heights. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2022 Temporarily shocked, Kath then seems to shrug this off. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 July 2022 The Culpo family appeared to shrug the incident off relatively quickly, however; Sophia's next Instagram Story, posted two hours later, showed their sister-in-law Katie preparing to make tequila drinks for the group. Tommy Mcardle, PEOPLE.com, 13 July 2022 All Esparza could do was shrug her shoulders and hug her corner attendants. José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2022 Still, Jennings said Conservatives can’t just shrug this off as midterm blues and hope things will improve. Amanda Ferguson And Karla Adam, Anchorage Daily News, 6 May 2022
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The relationship between this kind of digital muckraking and our wish to make this movie is non-existent, and it should be met with a shrug. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2022 The relationship between this kind of digital muckraking and our wish to make this movie is non-existent and it should be met with a shrug. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022 But he's covered his tracks so well, and Lalo (Tony Dalton) did such an impeccable job of faking his own death, that Eladio dismisses the whole thing with a shrug. Kat Rosenfield, EW.com, 19 July 2022 Showalter related this story with a knowing smile and a shrug of his shoulders during a weekend conversation in the visiting manager’s office at Dodger Stadium.New York Times, 7 June 2022 Even with an executive like Cindy on her side, Mickey still had to play by the rules—to keep the decorum up, to smile and shrug; and Cindy, beholden to the bottom line, had to do the same.Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2022 There was no nod or smile or shrug, no wince or frown or slumped shoulders - only a blank face. Meg Kissinger, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2021 With many people now vaccinated, a positive coronavirus test is sometimes treated with a shrug, even with the virus still surging.New York Times, 13 June 2022 Arkady said with a shrug one morning this week, the near-constant sound of outgoing shelling reverberating just outside his first-floor office window. Ievgeniia Sivorsk, Washington Post, 11 June 2022 See More