shirk
verb (used with object)
to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
have been shirking
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present perfect progressiveof shirk.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“The Society of Jesus and Georgetown University have been shirking accountability in the Freeze case,” said Bishop Accountability’s Terry McKiernan.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 11, 2021
Owners clearly have a huge responsibility to their players that they have been shirking, simply to save themselves millions and billions of dollars.
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2017
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