shirk
verb (used with object)
to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
will shirk
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future tenseof shirk.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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This sounds like the department will shirk its responsibilities to defend students from colleges that act in bad faith or show poor judgment.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 23, 2018
He has a strong sense of duty and since the real problem is his, not ours, I doubt if he will shirk it.”
From A Prize for Edie by Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone
They will shirk their work, or blow in your face, or tell you anecdotes which will make you weep.
From A Knight on Wheels by Ian Hay
Their very dogs will shirk, And drop their tails in fright When asked to go and work A mob that's out of sight.
From Saltbush Bill, J. P. by A. B. (Andrew Barton) Paterson
Press them in argument, and they will shirk your most stringent proofs.
From The Life of St. Frances of Rome, and Others by Georgiana Fullerton
