shirked; shirking; shirks
shirker
noun
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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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The ex-American may want to shirk her tax responsibility, but the IRS has other plans.
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Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
In a meeting with District 3 residents last week, Mahan pledged his office would help bridge some of the leadership and services gaps as Torres continued to shirk his responsibilities.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
Here, writer Chelsey Lora frames Tim Tebow’s mentorship as one possible wake-up call; seeing the ways Aaron keeps failing Meyer’s tests and shirking responsibility, Tim invites him to a church service.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
If college presidents get a pass, then why shouldn’t all institutional leaders in democratic society shirk their duties?
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 19 Oct. 2024
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Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
In a meeting with District 3 residents last week, Mahan pledged his office would help bridge some of the leadership and services gaps as Torres continued to shirk his responsibilities.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2024
Here, writer Chelsey Lora frames Tim Tebow’s mentorship as one possible wake-up call; seeing the ways Aaron keeps failing Meyer’s tests and shirking responsibility, Tim invites him to a church service.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
If college presidents get a pass, then why shouldn’t all institutional leaders in democratic society shirk their duties?
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Shirk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shirk. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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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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