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Definition of Shrugged
1. shrug [v] - See also: shrug
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shrugged
Literary usage of Shrugged
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Quo Vadis: A Tale of the Time of Nero by Henryk Sienkiewicz (1897)
"... seeing that she had lust so many of her charms, shrugged his shoulders and
thought that tin's shadow from ..."
2. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2005)
"shrugged off his arm and took a faltering step down the slope, back toward the road.
"I'll wait in the car, okay?" "Mimi," he said. He felt angry at her. ..."
3. The Adventures of Christopher Hawkins by Christopher Hawkins, Charles Ira Bushnell (1864)
"Mr. Sproat shrugged his shoulders, saying, ' I cannot see how you do it.'" CAPT.
THOMAS DRINO, whom we have before quoted, says : "The three Hospital ships, ..."
4. Forty Years an Advertising Agent, 1865-1905 by George Presbury Rowell (1906)
"Rowell, you know I don't like that sort of thing"—hesitated, shrugged his shoulders,
said, ... shrugged ..."
5. Forty Years an Advertising Agent, 1865-1905 by George Presbury Rowell (1906)
"Rowell, you know I don't like that sort of thing"—hesitated, shrugged his shoulders,
said, "Well!" handed the order to Theodore, who stood by, ..."
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