How to use "shrug" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "shrug" in popular movie and book plots

  • Kozyavin answered it with a shrug and went back to his working room.  - There Lived Kozyavin
  • Sophie soon suspects Craig may be having an affair with Mara, but he is quick to shrug it off.  - Irresistible (film)
  • Echo tries to shrug this off, but Boyd asks her when she learned to lie.  - Belonging (Dollhouse)
  • At the mall, Lori begins seeing omens of death around her, but Janet convinces her to shrug it off.  - The Final Destination
  • They shrug off the incident and continue the hike, as the woodland creatures eye them menacingly.  - Day of the Animals
  • As Spike opens the door, Tom's head gets stuck in Spike's mouth, forcing the cat to shrug and run away.  - The Bodyguard (1944 film)
  • Rodney is worried that Grandad will cramp their style, but Del just tells him to shrug it off.  - It Never Rains...
  • Though both parents shrug off the idea, even after getting a warning from a fortune teller Madeleinska (played by Karen Kondazain).  - Bride of Boogedy
  • The world of Virtua Quest is one where many people shrug off reality, and instead spend their free time in the Nexus, a vast virtual universe.  - Virtua Quest
  • Josh tries to shrug off this torment, but the ghosts seize Josh and push him into his coffin.  - Bang Bang You're Dead (play)
  • Knowing this, he can shrug off Garak's taunting and make his way back to the infirmary, his home base on the station.  - Distant Voices (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
  • One of the local cops, Mike, hassles them frequently, but Carl and James seem to have gotten used to this treatment and shrug it off.  - Men at Work (1990 film)
  • Nyssa briefly mentions this in Arc of Infinity but the Doctor simply attempts to shrug it off without providing an explanation.  - Earthshock
  • But they shrug the matter off and cease their investigation into the reason behind their being on the scrub list.  - Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller
  • Abby panics and stabs Bannon, only for him to shrug off the injury and claim that he "cannot die again".  - The Seventh Sign
  • Hungry, Jamie tries to surrender to some Japanese soldiers, who shrug and laugh him off.  - Empire of the Sun (film)

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