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Shirking in a sentence

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Shirking | Shirk | Shirked | Shirkers | Shirks | Shirker

Shirking meaning

present participle and gerund of shirk

Synonyms of Shirking

slacking soldiering goofing off goldbricking evasion escape dodging

Related words

Other words often associated with Shirking or its synonyms:

neglect carelessness nonperformance negligence outflow commercialism falsity recreation deception attainment dodge rejection

Using Shirking

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of shirk
  • Useful related words include: slacking, soldiering, goofing off, goldbricking.
  • In the example corpus, shirking often appears in combinations such as: of shirking, shirking of, shirking responsibility.

Context around Shirking

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

hamas 1× plastic 1× means 1× avoid 1× reduces 1×

Often after:

responsibility 2× spirit 1×

Sentence patterns with Shirking

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

comedy of shirking and a 1× complaining never shirking their duty 1× crewmen were shirking their patriotic 1× employers avoid shirking by preventing 1× is a shirking of the 1× its plastic shirking spirit is 1× secretary for shirking responsibility for 1× seems like shirking responsibility where 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but cabell s 1× but considering the 1× employers avoid shirking 1× for netizens too 1× if that means 1× john letts and 1×

Common sentence endings:

and become unproductive 1× and social obligations 1× bought by ihg 1× disobedience so what 1× holds dual citizenship 1× naftali bennett likud 1×

Words around Shirking

Just before it in the word index:

shirkey 8 shirkers 6 shirker 2 shirked 13 shirk 38 shiritori 2

Just after it in the word index:

shirks 4 shirkuh 9 shirl 3 shirland 3 shirlee 7 shirleen 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

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

Corpus analysis for Shirking

  • In this selection, "shirking" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hamas, plastic, means, responsibility and spirit stand out and add context to how "shirking" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include comedy of shirking and a and complaining never shirking their duty. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "shirking" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with shirking

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

Still there was shirking. (4 words)

These higher wages perpetuate unemployment while the threat of unemployment reduces shirking. (12 words)

For netizens too this seems like shirking responsibility, where there needs to be some. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

But Cabell's signature droll style is clearly in evidence, and in later printings each book would bear a characteristically Cabellian subtitle: A Comedy of Purse-Strings, A Comedy of Shirking, and A Comedy of Limitations, respectively. (37 words)

The ordinary sailors, however, had no uniform and when on leave in Britain they sometimes suffered taunts and abuse from civilians who mistakenly thought the crewmen were shirking their patriotic duty to enlist in the armed forces. (37 words)

The avoidance of any aspect of life, which includes the avoidance of the pleasures of life, is a shirking of the responsibility and duty to oneself, one's urvan, and one's family and social obligations. (36 words)

Question examples

If that means shirking your job resettling refugees and maybe engaging in some civil disobedience, so what? (17 words)

Example sentences (12)

But considering the sheer proliferation of these attacks since Thursday, these Hamas shirking of their responsibility will likely be challenged by Defense Minister Naftali Bennett (Likud).

For netizens too this seems like shirking responsibility, where there needs to be some.

Like first responders and military soldiers, they have done the hard work over the decades, never complaining, never shirking their duty.

John Letts and Sally Lane today tore into the former home secretary for shirking responsibility for 24-year-old Jack Letts and passing the buck to Canada, where he holds dual-citizenship.

Six Senses has had sustainability at its heart since 1995, and it’s great to see its plastic-shirking spirit is spreading since the Asia-born luxury-resort chainette was bought by IHG.

If that means shirking your job resettling refugees and maybe engaging in some civil disobedience, so what?

But Cabell's signature droll style is clearly in evidence, and in later printings each book would bear a characteristically Cabellian subtitle: A Comedy of Purse-Strings, A Comedy of Shirking, and A Comedy of Limitations, respectively.

Employers avoid shirking by preventing wages from decreasing so low that workers give up and become unproductive.

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Still there was shirking.

The avoidance of any aspect of life, which includes the avoidance of the pleasures of life, is a shirking of the responsibility and duty to oneself, one's urvan, and one's family and social obligations.

The ordinary sailors, however, had no uniform and when on leave in Britain they sometimes suffered taunts and abuse from civilians who mistakenly thought the crewmen were shirking their patriotic duty to enlist in the armed forces.

These higher wages perpetuate unemployment while the threat of unemployment reduces shirking.

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Common combinations with shirking

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "shirking" in a sentence?
An example: "But considering the sheer proliferation of these attacks since Thursday, these Hamas shirking of their responsibility will likely be challenged by Defense Minister Naftali Bennett (Likud)." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "shirking" from authentic English texts.
What does "shirking" mean?
Shirking means: present participle and gerund of shirk
What are synonyms of "shirking"?
Common synonyms of "shirking" include: slacking, soldiering, goofing off, goldbricking, evasion, escape, dodging.
How many example sentences with "shirking" are there?
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