It seemed to be my day for shrugging off unpleasant things.

She had a very elegant way of shrugging her shoulders.

I stopped myself from shrugging again, but the gesture of my hand was the equivalent.

What about the countries that are only now shrugging off the shackles of the past?

"Even so," he said, shrugging with one shoulder Night was closing in.

You can see the shrugging of the shoulders, the rolling of the eyes.

It's no good shrugging your shoulders," he went on angrily.

"Shrugging things off as coincidence is the best way I know of to get in trouble.'

Shrugging him off and turning away, Rennie hugged herself.

I smile, shrugging, but she doesn't react, doesn't shift her gaze.

She felt the shrugging of his shoulders as if he were trying to forget for a little while the fear that never seemed quite to leave him.

She could see him stop himself from shrugging; when he wasn't sneering, she liked his mouth more than she thought was possible.

But she was not crazy about the answer: no drinking, no smoking, she said, shrugging in disappointment.

This term is often applied to the shoulders (e.g. dropping them to a normal condition after shrugging them would be depression).

"It's all right," Rendoli said, shrugging off his pack and accepting a cup of hot tea from Solandia.

The military, which placed service members at risk by shrugging off rampant prostitution near its bases, had at last invested in this corporal's well-being.

He answered it, still shrugging out of his wet overcoat and shaking crumbs onto the floor alongside dead Norfolk pine needles.

Rory had been reduced to simply shrugging her shoulders in reply, stuck for an answer, and that had depressed her still more.

With both Stella and Edward staring at him, he soon moved out through the door, shrugging his shoulders and rubbing his neck.

Without a second thought or a backward glance, I threw myself at the hole, shrugging off the pack and tearing at the thicket with my hands.

After retrieving my backpack and shrugging my arms through the straps, I continued in the direction that I had been headed.

"Don't dally, girl," F'lar murmured, shrugging into the warmth of his jacket and lengthening his stride.

I went down the stairs, this place gave you the creeps at night, shrugging my wet mack on, passing one of the briefing staff in a lower corridor.

Embarrassed, Jaxom looked away from the quiz- zical regard of the Fort Weyrleader and gave himself a bit more time by shrugging into his jacket.

Mancini was not involved in the incident, but camera footage showed him attempting to block a camera's view, before he was seen shrugging his shoulders and walking away.

Every once in a while, shrug your shoulders and then relax them.

He means well: but you shrug your shoulders to hear him talk?"

But when it's over you may shrug your shoulders and ask, "Is that all?"

"This is not something to shrug your shoulders at."

"You can't just shrug your shoulders and forget all about it.

Shrug your shoulders up to your ears and hold them for a few seconds.

It's no good shrugging your shoulders," he went on angrily.

"We tried to tighten up on the shooters and even played some zone, but sometimes you just have to shrug your shoulders."

You shrug your shoulders, go back to hanging with your friends and try again."

You shrug your shoulders and say, "I'm getting older.

Then shrug your shoulders and claim that's what people and institutions are "supposed to do".

Unable to decide, you shrug your shoulders and conclude that the paintings are gorgeous to look at.

"Hear me first, and shrug your shoulders afterward," said Paganel.

There was so much suffering in Africa that it was tempting just to shrug your shoulders and walk away.

You needn't shrug your shoulders, and think, 'Much she knows about such things'.

Now, you can invoke the forgery clause in your contract, shrug your shoulders and walk away.

Don't shrug your shoulders--you are yourself at least half convinced that you will sign.

Don't shrug your shoulders at me.

'You wouldn't shrug your shoulders, on account of her being a prostitute?'

'Well, to be honest, by now I expected you to be shrugging your shoulders and turning the car for home.

You shrug your shoulders?

Hold a barbell with your arms straight down, or hold a dumbbell in each hand, and then shrug your shoulders.

You could shrug your shoulders, put on a face that said you didn't care, but you did and nothing could ever be secure again.

'Stop making faces and shrugging your shoulders,' Gianna said impatiently.

But you can't just shrug your shoulders and say, 'Ah, it probably didn't hurt anybody.' "

I tell them what can happen down the road, and they shrug.

Asked why nothing was working out for his father by then, he shrugged.

Asked what the war was about, many of them shrugged.

David shrugged, not sure what kind of answer was expected.

The woman shrugged and made her way into the house.

I must have looked a question at him, because he shrugged.

When she was gone, the man looked at them and shrugged.

Then she sort of shrugged, and went back to the game.

Again the two others only looked to each other and shrugged.

She looked at him a little longer, then shrugged a bit.

She shrugged, trying not to think of what was left behind.

He tried to shrug, but she held him too hard.

She considered what she'd just said for a moment, then shrugged.

I shrugged, and told her what the press people were saying.

He shrugged, then went across and held her a moment.

Both of the others looked at him, and he shrugged.

Eyes turned to him from all around the table, and he shrugged.

I shrugged, too much else on my mind right now.

He shrugged off her question with one of his own.

The other three turned to look at him, and he shrugged.

At last he shrugged as if finally making a decision.

He looked at her for a long moment, then shrugged.

I went to help her, but she shrugged me off.

She met his eyes for a moment and then shrugged.

Perhaps at another time, he would have shrugged off the news.