Shirks

Word SHIRKS
Character 6
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Definitions and meanings of "Shirks"

What do we mean by shirks?

To avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from.

To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty, as by running away.

To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean solicitation.

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The word "shirks" in example sentences

Both men like to engage audiences wider than the nearest senior common room; both have a pronounced impishness; and neither shirks from controversy Guha has described the polemics of Arundhati Roy as "ventures into social science … self-regarding and self-indulgent … and also self-contradictory". ❋ Unknown (2011)

The two shirks and chronic grumblers were Carter Weatherbee and Percy Cuthfert. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When the private sector shirks symbiosis with the public sector and instead opts for a more parasitic relationship, it's a recipe for disaster. ❋ Katrina Vanden Heuvel (2010)

Like Matilda herself, the cleverness is evident in Kelly's nifty script, which never shirks the cruelty, or Matilda's feelings of rejection and loneliness, even as it offers children launched into outer space via their pigtails. ❋ Unknown (2011)

They attack the country for wanting to be a big Switzerland: a trading nation that profits from the business opportunities of a globalized economy but shirks the dirty work of globalization, including international involvement in armed conflicts. ❋ Marcus Walker (2011)

Of course he is right, and of course Obama shirks his leadership responsibility on this issue. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Oh indeed, but the free market also shirks its' responsibilty. ❋ Unknown (2011)

You guessed it: the big phone and cable companies who remain unregulated while the FCC shirks its responsibilities. ❋ Josh Silver (2010)

If the Administration continues on its present, relatively passive course and shirks America's duty and responsibility to confront the Russian Syrian arms transfers with tougher resolve, it won't be merely "leading from behind;" it will be turning its back on the growing humanitarian catastrophe in Syria. ❋ Amb. Marc Ginsberg (2012)

A dedicated Congresswoman, a respected federal Judge, and a curious nine-year-old girl interested in public service are among the victims not only of a deranged madman but also of a society that too often shirks responsibility for our collective safety. ❋ Valerie Strauss (2011)

For tens of millions of Americans, whose main beef with today's Washington is that it shirks big issues, this isn't serious. ❋ Kimberley A. Strassel (2011)

Although shirks implies that he has the ability to lead, and I don't really believe that. gary ❋ Unknown (2009)

He still shirks away in fear when he sees it, though his love for the bouncy balls has helped him overcome — he has to either go past the hose to get the ball or take the ball from the same hand the hose is in. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She is the loyal rock who props up our narrator through the downs and downs of her demented existence as she shirks work, creates an imaginary boyfriend, and generally to unravels. ❋ Unknown (2010)

They include high school students (encouraging them to go into social science), doctors (arguing that letting sick, ill-informed patients choose between treatments shirks responsibility) and nonprofits (suggesting they do more experiments assessing whether their methods work). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Goldman Sachs claims great risk management skills, while it shirks responsibility for its role in the near collapse of the U.S. economy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Other times, one partner shirks financial duties because of disinterest, leaving the other to shoulder the burden. ❋ Jeff D. Opdyke (2010)

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