He tried to shake off the feeling, but without much success.

I tried to shake it off and go on a little longer.

Most of them are also trying to shake off sleep.

She tried to shake off the thought, but it stayed with her.

He'd only had one woman ever try to shake him off.

Such was the fate of a 17-year-old boy who is trying now to shake off his past.

At last it could stand no more and tried to shake him off.

He tried to shake her off, but she wasn't having any of it.

The moment had passed, and he tried to shake it off.

He might as well have tried to shake off death.