shift
verb (used with object)
to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange.
unshifting
-
a word derived from
shift.
Example Sentences
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Pod’s is a quieter sort of excellence, there in the background, saving Tyrion’s life here, Brienne’s there, an unshifting moral compass in an ocean of chaos.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2019
Taylor said the people come from a Dutch Reformed church heritage, where they have “an unshifting foundation in their biblical interpretation.”
From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2015
To a great mass of Americans, the automobile not only represents the keystone of happiness and the hallmark of success but is the only unshifting goal in a baffling world.
From Time Magazine Archive
It seemed as though the small group of light-beams, darting back and forth, nevertheless originated from one unshifting place.
From The White Invaders by Ray Cummings
For instance, nobody draws the light for covered wine rooms from the south or west, but rather from the north, since that quarter is never subject to change but is always constant and unshifting.
From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio
