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Shirked | Shirk | Shirking | Shirkers | Shirks | Shirker

Shirked meaning

simple past and past participle of shirk

Using Shirked

  • The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of shirk
  • In the example corpus, shirked often appears in combinations such as: shirked its, shirked their.

Context around Shirked

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

long 1× families 1× dnr 1× pravda 1× seemingly 1× councilmen 1×

Often after:

affordable 1× two 1× duty 1×

Sentence patterns with Shirked

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

banks have shirked the idea 1× had been shirked 1× has seemingly shirked its responsibility 1× he shirked two challenges 1× men who shirked duty in 1× million in shirked affordable housing 1× that pravda shirked 1× the councilmen shirked their duties 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

ammianus wrote that 1× as the world 1× britain imposed heavy 1× certainly curran is 1× he shirked two 1× in their suit 1×

Common sentence endings:

affordable housing fees 1× first world war 1× had been shirked 1× job for them 1× shirked their duties 1× supply chain businesses 1×

Words around Shirked

Just before it in the word index:

shirk 38 shiritori 2 shirish 3 shirin 18 shiri 22 shirey 4

Just after it in the word index:

shirker 2 shirkers 6 shirkey 8 shirking 13 shirks 4 shirkuh 9

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 16 abada 16 abbottabad 16 abdulkareem 16 abha 16 abominations 16

Corpus analysis for Shirked

  • In this selection, "shirked" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, long, families, dnr, affordable, two and duty stand out and add context to how "shirked" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include banks have shirked the idea and had been shirked. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shirked" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shirked

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

Kipling had scorn for those men who shirked duty in the First World War. (14 words)

So far, banks have shirked the idea of applying negative interest rates to retail deposits. (15 words)

He shirked two challenges and bent the ball into the far corner to clinch a vitally important win. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Certainly Curran is due his fair share of opprobrium and the City Attorney in 2021 approved a settlement with the owners involving a $1.2 million penalty and some $2.3 million in shirked affordable housing fees. (37 words)

As the world’s largest historical emitter of greenhouse gases and still the second-largest annual contributor, the US has for too long shirked its global duty in helping alleviate the climate crisis. (33 words)

Britain imposed heavy taxes on imports and issued “writs of assistance” entitling British soldiers to search any home for evidence that tariffs on tea or whiskey had been shirked. (29 words)

Example sentences (11)

Britain imposed heavy taxes on imports and issued “writs of assistance” entitling British soldiers to search any home for evidence that tariffs on tea or whiskey had been shirked.

Certainly Curran is due his fair share of opprobrium and the City Attorney in 2021 approved a settlement with the owners involving a $1.2 million penalty and some $2.3 million in shirked affordable housing fees.

He shirked two challenges and bent the ball into the far corner to clinch a vitally important win.

As the world’s largest historical emitter of greenhouse gases and still the second-largest annual contributor, the US has for too long shirked its global duty in helping alleviate the climate crisis.

Taiwan initially showed the darker side of individualism, as some hospital workers, to protect themselves and their families, shirked their duties.

In their suit, property owners say the DNR shirked its duty to protect the lake by allowing too much water to be pumped out through underground wells.

Many of the inquisitive animals wandering over to check out visitors are former Melbourne Cup winners: Might and Power; Efficient; Brew (winner of the Cup that Pravda shirked).

So far, banks have shirked the idea of applying negative interest rates to retail deposits.

The shadow business secretary, Rebecca Long-Bailey, said: “It is appalling that the government has seemingly shirked its responsibility to Thomas Cook’s workers and supply chain businesses.

Ammianus wrote that the councilmen shirked their duties by bribing unwitting men in the marketplace to do the job for them.

Kipling had scorn for those men who shirked duty in the First World War.

Common combinations with shirked

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shirked" in a sentence?
An example: "Britain imposed heavy taxes on imports and issued “writs of assistance” entitling British soldiers to search any home for evidence that tariffs on tea or whiskey had been shirked." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "shirked" from authentic English texts.
What does "shirked" mean?
Shirked means: simple past and past participle of shirk
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