shirk
verb (used with object)
to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
was shirking
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past progressiveof shirk.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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After a decade of being married, though, all she could see in him were ways he was shirking responsibility and submitting to laziness.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2023
PG&E spokeswoman Jennifer Robison rebutted the notion that the company was shirking its duty to compensate fire victims and strengthen its operations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2019
“It had to be done and if I didn’t do it I was shirking my obligations.”
From The Guardian ● Nov. 20, 2019
The shocked parents of a UK-Canadian man who joined the Islamic State group said the British government was "shirking responsibility" by revoking his British citizenship.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2019
“I did it because I wanted the kid to be the best he could possibly be and I didn’t want anyone to make the remark that he was shirking his responsibilities,” he said.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
