Example Sentences

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Senators could choose to skip the proceedings, but then would likely have to contend with accusations they were shirking their constitutional responsibility.

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2019

As enrollment fell, many teachers were no longer needed, and Mr. Taveras said he also sought to remove teachers who were shirking their duties.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2018

Yet even most of those who spoke against the withdrawal resolution acknowledged that lawmakers were shirking their constitutional duties and needed to do something about it.

From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2015

She cited as one example the two nap rooms available for Huffington Post employees, which employees were at first afraid to use because they feared it looked as if they were shirking their duties.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2013

We decided to postpone making our entries till the last moment, so as to delude the enemy into the impression that we were shirking the sports altogether.

From Tom, Dick and Harry by Reed, Talbot Baines