shirk
verb (used with object)
to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
are shirking
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present progressiveof shirk.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Two Democratic Black state lawmakers, Rep. Sara Anthony and Rep. Brenda Carter, told commissioners that they are shirking their responsibility to keep the public safe.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2020
“This is a discussion from corporations and employers that are shirking their employees on the front lines of the pandemic,” Ms. Henry said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2020
"Too many are shirking their responsibility by being in a hurry."
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2018
The lawsuits argue that the hospitals are shirking legal safeguards that could mean losses of retirement benefits for tens of thousands of workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2016
Admitting that it is not because of lack of love, either maternal or conjugal, that women are shirking marriage and maternity, we may then ask: "What is the cause?"
From Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex by Alexander J. (Alexander James) McIvor-Tyndall
