shouldn't

[shood-nt]

1. contraction of should not.

shouldn't

/ ˈʃʊdənt /

contraction

1. should not

Usage

See contraction, ought ¹.

Example Sentences

Shouldn't be long until I can come home, but I gotta grab my rifle still.

From BBC

By that point, of course, the game shouldn’t have been in danger either way.

From Los Angeles Times

He discusses the perspectives of the companies competing for AI superiority, what we should and shouldn’t be worried about when it comes to this technology, and how he sees the AI boom playing out.

From Slate

“And he was radicalized on the left, he is a left. A lot of problems with the left and they get protected and they shouldn’t be protected.”

From Los Angeles Times

But Indian experts have argued that Delhi shouldn't give in to pressure to open up its agricultural market, keeping national sovereignty and food security in mind.

From BBC