shrug offhandedly
Frequency: 4.00.5 per million words
to shrug in a casual or uninterested manner
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Examples (10)
- He tried to shrug offhandedly, but I could tell he was bothered.
- She just shrugged offhandedly when I asked her about the missed deadline.
- Don't shrug offhandedly at my suggestions; they are important.
- The teenager shrugged offhandedly, indicating a lack of concern.
- Despite the serious news, he merely shrugged offhandedly.
- He had a habit of shrugging offhandedly whenever he didn't want to engage.
- She would often shrug offhandedly at complaints, dismissing them easily.
- I asked him for his opinion, but he just shrugged offhandedly.
- To avoid confrontation, he chose to shrug offhandedly.
- The politician shrugged offhandedly when questioned about the scandal.