shirk
verb (used with object)
to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
has shirked
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present perfectof shirk (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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On Thursday — on Opening Day! — the state auditor’s office is scheduled to release a report that could say whether the team has shirked its maintenance responsibilities at Angel Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2025
It said in its suit that the agency has shirked its responsibility to write clear rules on how the industry should operate.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
Sall has shirked all questions about this, neither confirming nor denying the claim.
From Reuters ● Mar. 30, 2023
“But advocates say that some schools — especially for-profit colleges — have failed to provide high-quality education and that the federal government has shirked its responsibility to act.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 21, 2019
"I know now what you think of me, that I am a man who has shirked."
From Contrary Mary by Temple Bailey
