resigned shrug
Frequency: 4.00.5 per million words
a shoulder gesture indicating acceptance of an undesirable situation
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Examples (20)
- He gave a resigned shrug when he heard the project was canceled.
- He gave a resigned shrug when asked about the project's delays.
- With a resigned shrug, she accepted that she wouldn't be going home for the holidays.
- With a resigned shrug, she accepted that the train would be late.
- The coach offered a resigned shrug as the final whistle blew on their defeat.
- The politician offered a resigned shrug when questioned about the scandal.
- "I guess there's nothing we can do," he said with a resigned shrug.
- Seeing no other option, he responded with a resigned shrug.
- She met his gaze and gave a small, resigned shrug of her shoulders.
- Her resigned shrug conveyed a sense of weary acceptance.
- Despite his disappointment, he merely gave a resigned shrug and walked away.
- The resigned shrug of the employees indicated their lack of control over the situation.
- A resigned shrug was his only response to the unfair criticism.
- He met the criticism with a resigned shrug, as if he expected it.
- The waiter gave a resigned shrug when the customer complained about the long wait.
- The resigned shrug was all the answer she got.
- Faced with the inevitable delay, the passengers gave a collective resigned shrug.
- After trying to explain, he finally gave a resigned shrug.
- Sometimes a resigned shrug is the only way to deal with life's little frustrations.
- The resigned shrug spoke volumes about his feelings of powerlessness.