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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According to the Defense Department, since 1990, our defense sector has shrunk from 51 aerospace and defense prime contractors to only 5. —

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024 This guy does not shrink from the postseason spotlight, to say the least. —

Tony Blengino, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 Still, Trump is expected to hold onto the state in November, even if his margin shrinks from four years earlier. —

Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024 The report expects the new 50-megapixel ultrawide sensor to retain the dimensions of the 12-megapixel Galaxy S24 Ultra version, meaning each pixel will shrink from 1.4µm to 0.7µm in size. —

Paul Monckton, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shrink from