shirked; shirking; shirks
shirker noun
Examples of shirk in a Sentence
He's too conscientious to shirk his duty. He never shirked from doing his duty. They did their duty without shirking or complaining.
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There is no question about his attitude or application; this is not a case of a player who has shirked responsibility or failed to work hard enough in training or in matches. —
Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026 Tereza, desperate to shirk a government order that’s all about maintaining national productivity above all else, escapes the process that would shuttle her into a retirement colony. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026 Without shirking responsibility, the 52-year-old explained that her judgment had been clouded in part by other circumstances in her life. —Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 The book opened a window on the lives of Silicon Valley’s Tech Bro culture, one that valued fierce competition, shirking of government rules and business growth above all else. —Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shirk
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Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026 Tereza, desperate to shirk a government order that’s all about maintaining national productivity above all else, escapes the process that would shuttle her into a retirement colony. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 3 Apr. 2026 Without shirking responsibility, the 52-year-old explained that her judgment had been clouded in part by other circumstances in her life. —Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 The book opened a window on the lives of Silicon Valley’s Tech Bro culture, one that valued fierce competition, shirking of government rules and business growth above all else. —Paul Flahive, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shirk
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“Shirk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/shirk. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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shirk
verb
: to get out of doing especially what one ought to do
: avoid sense 3, evade
shirked their duty
shirker noun
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