(1) They did not shrink from doing what was right.

(2) We must not shrink from our responsibilities.

(3) We must not shrink from the legitimate use of force if we are to remain credible.

(4) When she was younger she would shrink from me whenever I spoke to her.

(5) We will not shrink from making the necessary changes in policy.

(6) She would shrink from that sort of exploitation.

(7) Las Casas did not shrink from even that challenge.

(8) We thrive on the superficial barb, and shrink from the deeper, more complex, less titillating ambiguities of an issue.

(9) They didn't shrink from danger.

(10) The echoes bound to a joyful sound, But shrink from voicing care.

(11) What mind is there that does not shrink from its direful effects?

(12) Capote doesn't shrink from exploring the brutality of the killers, but he also forces us to consider their wounded humanity.

(13) You are not the sort to shrink from taking chances.

(14) Be prepared. If you shrink from the full message, or if your unrehearsed, off-the-cuff remarks sound disrespectful, then you'll undermine your case.

(15) It did not shrink from such words as fatality, bondage and the like.

(16) Her undaunted spirit did not shrink from the only correct answer.

(17) While governments elsewhere tend to shrink from legislating higher fuel costs, Beijing may not be as reluctant.

(18) I do not shrink from this responsibility - I welcome it.

(19) Mankind censure injustice, fearing that they may be the victims of it and not because they shrink from commintting it. 

(20) The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it NOW deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.

(21) We made it clear to them that we would not shrink from confrontation.

(22) In identifying and responding to real needs he did not shrink from touching the painful spots.

(23) Then the facts are burst upon them, and they shrink from their husbands in loathing and horror.

(24) As we have already noted, he may well have been a militant nationalist who did not shrink from violence.

(25) "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis(/shrink from.html), shrink from the service of their country" (Thomas Paine).

(26) There are times when life is full of roseate light, and we choose the Cross; at other times, when the sky is grey, we shrink from it.

(27) Goldman's move severs one of its last links to the financial crisis, which saw the ranks of big standalone U.S. investment banks shrink from five to zero in the space of six months.