Get to know Shrugged better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Shrugged meaning
simple past and past participle of shrug
Using Shrugged
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of shrug
- In the example corpus, shrugged often appears in combinations such as: shrugged off, shrugged it, he shrugged.
Context around Shrugged
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 10 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shrugged
- In this selection, "shrugged" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, norwegian, figuratively, league and off stand out and add context to how "shrugged" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and instead shrugged her off and as markets shrugged off strong. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shrugged" sits close to words such as als, antioch and aptly, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shrugged
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some leaders just shrugged their shoulders with indifference. (8 words)
But Vic only ever shrugged and shook his head. (9 words)
He just shrugged: ‘I’ve got this disease - watcha gonna do? (11 words)
Oil companies have for years shrugged off allegations of price gouging in California, where prices can run as much a dollar higher than other states, arguing that environmental regulations and higher taxes are what drive up the price in the Golden State. (42 words)
Dyche watched in horror as Republicans shrugged off their conservative principles on free trade, fiscal responsibility, constitutional order, the rule of law, national security and democracy itself to follow along on Trump's depravity. (34 words)
Investors have so far shrugged off the poor performance in China, focusing instead on rising expectations for a strong recovery in the country, which has been a major driver for growth in recent years. (34 words)
He just shrugged: ‘I’ve got this disease - watcha gonna do? (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
After controlling the pass, the Norwegian shrugged off his Sven Botman before firing a powerful effort past Nick Pope and into the net.
All of this is why Miller figuratively shrugged at Phillips’ question on that April morning in the downtown Charlotte Westin.
Bednar, asked for his thoughts on Eberle not similarly receiving supplemental discipline from the league, shrugged and laughed.
But Vic only ever shrugged and shook his head.
Dyche watched in horror as Republicans shrugged off their conservative principles on free trade, fiscal responsibility, constitutional order, the rule of law, national security and democracy itself to follow along on Trump's depravity.
Global stocks fell Thursday as markets shrugged off strong US economic data, digesting mixed corporate earnings and monitoring ongoing turmoil in the Middle East.
He claimed he wouldn’t hit her and instead shrugged her off and left the house, the detective said.
He just shrugged: ‘I’ve got this disease - watcha gonna do?
I kind of just watched it and shrugged it off cause — at the time — I wasn’t greatly invested in Insomniac’s latest works.
Investors have so far shrugged off the poor performance in China, focusing instead on rising expectations for a strong recovery in the country, which has been a major driver for growth in recent years.
Kiaha shrugged off the observation, telling herself she was being paranoid and they were just going two miles away.
Knowing me, I had to get out of my vehicle and express to the mother my concern, but she shrugged me off like I was in her business.
Liverpool shrugged off a red card for Alexis Mac Allister on his Anfield debut to beat Bournemouth 3-1 on Saturday as Brighton thrashed Wolves 4-1 to go top of the Premier League.
London-listed building materials firms Grafton Group and Topps Tiles shrugged off a weakening economy and growing consumer cost pressures to post solid growth in the latter stages of 2022.
McDonald informed Meyersburg that the termination decision was not based on his performance but could not explain to Meyersburg why the decision had been made, and instead simply shrugged his shoulders.
Mr Johnson said it was a privilege to show solidarity with the war-torn nation as the paper says he "shrugged off" questions over his finances while in Kyiv.
Now, though, he shrugged it off and, just seven minutes later, produced an improvised volley to meet an Alexis Mac Allister throughball and put Liverpool back ahead.
Oil companies have for years shrugged off allegations of price gouging in California, where prices can run as much a dollar higher than other states, arguing that environmental regulations and higher taxes are what drive up the price in the Golden State.
Riordan, bemused, merely shrugged and turned his attention to others at the event.
Some leaders just shrugged their shoulders with indifference.
Common combinations with shrugged
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- shrugged off 98×
- shrugged it 17×
- he shrugged 14×
- shrugged and 13×
- she shrugged 10×
- has shrugged 10×
- and shrugged 8×
- just shrugged 5×
- had shrugged 5×
- shrugged the 5×