shrink from
phrasal verb
shrank from or shrunk from; shrunk from or shrunken from; shrinking from; shrinks from
: to try to avoid (something difficult or unpleasant) : to be unwilling to do (something)
He doesn't shrink from telling the truth, no matter how painful it may be.
She won't shrink from the task.
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The electric vehicle company’s market share shrunk from 14.6% to 9.4% during the same time frame.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Just murmuring in response to his questions, Don’t know, and, later, in the hotel room, shrinking from his angry face, pleading, Sorry, so sorry.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
The new Certificate of Need process would shorten many of those time frames, with the period to determine the completion of applications shrinking from 30 to just three days followed by decision deadlines cut in half and public hearings made optional, according to a release from Anwar.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025
The Dollar’s Digital Renaissance For years, US policymakers have fretted over de-dollarization as the greenback’s share of global reserves shrank from 71% in 2001 to 57.4% today.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Just murmuring in response to his questions, Don’t know, and, later, in the hotel room, shrinking from his angry face, pleading, Sorry, so sorry.
—Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
The new Certificate of Need process would shorten many of those time frames, with the period to determine the completion of applications shrinking from 30 to just three days followed by decision deadlines cut in half and public hearings made optional, according to a release from Anwar.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025
The Dollar’s Digital Renaissance For years, US policymakers have fretted over de-dollarization as the greenback’s share of global reserves shrank from 71% in 2001 to 57.4% today.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shrink from
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“Shrink from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrink%20from. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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