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Meanings of shirk the task in English

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Usage of shirk the task in English
1
Entente was two lengths behind Promotions on debut and didn't shirk the task.
News.com.au
2
He could not shirk the task of leading his army.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
3
Coke, however, did not shirk the task of enlightening her.
The Stowaway Girl
4
While his wife had lived, he was only too glad to shirk the task; to hide.
Second Foundation
5
The burden was a heavy one, but our hero did not shirk the task before him.
Joe the Hotel Boy; Or, Winning out by Pluck
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He did not shirk the task.
American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt
7
Bennington was not a coward; he would not sell to another; he would not shirk the task laid out for his hand.
Half a Rogue
8
My mind wandered, and shirked the task that was set to it.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill
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This time he had purposely shirked the task of lugging the clumsy thing up that steep bank, and so had been sent back for it.
At War with Pontiac; Or, The Totem of the Bear: A Tale of Redcoa...
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