Shrugged

Examples

• Such aid is not always effectual, said Justinian significantly, whereat the Greek shrugged his shoulders, but made no reply. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Crispin shrugged his shoulders with a smile. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The person of the house shrugged her shoulders and shook her head. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The attorney shrugged his shoulders. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• He laughed, I remember, and shrugged his shoulders, and said there was no use denying anything to a woman, for she would have her way. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• The Count shrugged his broad shoulders. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Birkin shrugged his shoulders. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• He shrugged his shoulders in ungracious acquiescence, while our visitor in hurried words and with much excitable gesticulation poured forth his story. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The Count shrugged his huge shoulders, and smiled on Laura in the friendliest manner. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• No--' he shrugged his shoulders--'that is impossible. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Lord Holdhurst shrugged his shoulders. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• The Count shrugged his shoulders contemptuously, and passed on. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• He shrugged his shoulders. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Gudrun shrugged her shoulders. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Archer mentally shrugged his shoulders and turned the conversation back to books, where Winsett, if uncertain, was always interesting. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Waldemar Fitzurse, who probably thought his patron was not taking the readiest road to popularity, shrugged up his shoulders and was silent. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• My friend did not appear to be depressed by his failure, but shrugged his shoulders in half-humorous resignation. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• As an acquaintance he is all very well, but as a friend—Here Crispin shrugged his shoulders in lieu of words. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• She shrugged her shoulders, with a little movement like Nastasia's, and rejoined in a lighter tone: Shall we walk on? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Pilar smiled and shrugged her shoulders almost imperceptibly and said, You know the way? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• It will make escape more difficult, I said, and then I shrugged my shoulders; for what, pray, is the pleasure of doing an easy thing? Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• She shrugged again. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• Mr. Wardle shrugged his shoulders, and was silent. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• John Knightley looked at him with amazement, then shrugged his shoulders, and said, I could not have believed it even of _him_. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Then the old statesman shrugged his shoulders. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Her thin bosom shrugged convulsively. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Mr Lammle shrugged his shoulders, and Mrs Lammle sat rigid. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• But he shrugged with indifference. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• At last he turned to Maurice with an enigmatic smile on his face, and shrugged his shoulders. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The emperor probably shrugged his shoulders, and was faintly amused at the incident. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.

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