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Shirk in a sentence

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Shirk | Shirked | Shirking | Shirkuh | Shirkey | Shirkers | Shirks | Shirker

Shirk meaning

  1. To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
  2. To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.
  3. To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.

Synonyms of Shirk

avoid fiddle shrink from goldbrick

Related words

Other words often associated with Shirk or its synonyms:

soldier idler deflect foreclose string misappropriate block confront manipulate embezzle shirker forbid

Using Shirk

  • The main meaning on this page is: To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from. | To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away. | To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.
  • Useful related words include: avoid, fiddle, shrink from, goldbrick.
  • In the example corpus, shirk often appears in combinations such as: to shirk, shirk their, shirk its.

Context around Shirk

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

companies 1× legislators 1× cannot 1× employers 1×

Often after:

academic 1× away 1× set 1× responsibility 1×

Sentence patterns with Shirk

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

accused of shirk their duty 1× athletes to shirk academic and 1× can t shirk away from 1× capacity not shirk from it 1× did not shirk from attending 1× didn t shirk a battle 1× didn t shirk its responsibilities 1× does not shirk from the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

adriana mclamb marketing 1× but brown is 1× despite its economic 1× didn t shirk 1× employers shirk responsibility 1× from the windmills 1×

Common sentence endings:

an emergency emerges 1× and unemployment insurance 1× control the virus 1× from responsibilities himself 1× get stuck in 1× he maintains dignity 1×

Words around Shirk

Just before it in the word index:

shiritori 2 shirish 3 shirin 18 shiri 22 shirey 4 shires 41

Just after it in the word index:

shirked 13 shirker 2 shirkers 6 shirkey 8 shirking 13 shirks 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

abenaki 45 abstracted 45 addendum 45 adria 45 afn 45 agrawal 45

Corpus analysis for Shirk

  • In this selection, "shirk" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, companies, legislators, cannot, academic, away and set stand out and add context to how "shirk" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include accused of shirk their duty and athletes to shirk academic and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shirk" sits close to words such as abenaki, abstracted and addendum, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shirk

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

But he can’t shirk away from responsibilities himself. (9 words)

He does not shirk from the responsibility and he maintains dignity. (11 words)

Employers shirk responsibility to safety net programs like workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

We should like to invite all people of good will not to shirk their duty to cooperate for the common good, each according to his or her own state and possibilities and in a spirit of fraternal charity. (38 words)

Hancock said action would have been taken if the rules had been broken and the government would not “shirk from bringing in more drastic measures if that is what’s needed to control the virus”. (35 words)

Our understanding of ‘entrepreneurship’ here is shallow and used as an excuse for successive governments to shirk their responsibility of organising society, creating adequate public sector jobs to ensure proper manning of public amenities. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

But it’s become a definite niche for ultra-twitchy gamers, and Razer isn’t one to shirk a trend.

Despite its economic difficulties, the government didn’t shirk its responsibilities to the vulnerable residents.

Didn't shirk a battle, the Brummie, putting his all in every time he played for the club and wasn't afraid to get stuck in.

It provides a market platform for Chinese digital companies to compete unfairly against foreign tech companies (Shirk et al.

Our understanding of ‘entrepreneurship’ here is shallow and used as an excuse for successive governments to shirk their responsibility of organising society, creating adequate public sector jobs to ensure proper manning of public amenities.

Adriana McLamb, marketing director for IWF, told The Center Square in a Thursday interview that Baker wants to shirk his responsibility.

In fragile situations, as Guyana experiences due to Venezuelan attacks, the government builds capacity, not shirk from it.

McDermott fears that a pay-for-play model would incentivize student-athletes to shirk academic and extracurricular commitments, instead focusing exclusively on their sport.

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Sofia isn’t afraid of work and is always taking on assignments that others would shirk at.

But he can’t shirk away from responsibilities himself.

From the windmills that power the handsomely restored brick building to the eco-friendly umbrellas sold in its Conscious Café, the hotel doesn’t shirk its green credentials.

Hancock said action would have been taken if the rules had been broken and the government would not “shirk from bringing in more drastic measures if that is what’s needed to control the virus”.

He does not shirk from the responsibility and he maintains dignity.

Legislators shirk or underfund public health when things are going well, and then they amp up dollars and resources when an emergency emerges.

She did not shirk from attending parliamentary sessions, but her heart lay in Kashmir.

Stripping the 21-year-old of British citizenship shows the cruelty of this government, writes says that the UK cannot shirk its legal obligations.

This sworn declaration came after the Catholic news agency gave an account of the tragedy in which Malta, Italy and the EU were accused of shirk their duty to save lives.

We should like to invite all people of good will not to shirk their duty to cooperate for the common good, each according to his or her own state and possibilities and in a spirit of fraternal charity.

But Brown is not going to shirk set-piece responsibilies when called upon in the future.

Employers shirk responsibility to safety net programs like workers’ compensation and unemployment insurance.

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Common combinations with shirk

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shirk" in a sentence?
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What does "shirk" mean?
Shirk means: To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.
What are synonyms of "shirk"?
Common synonyms of "shirk" include: avoid, fiddle, shrink from, goldbrick.
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