1.   At a cattle auction, the rough men under the cowboy hats shrug their shoulders.

2.   Cases like these should be distinguished from a superficially parallel set of cases such as shrug the shoulders and pout the lips.

3.   Doug shrugged his shoulders in a familiar attitude of annoyance.

4.   He shrugged his shoulders and smiled as if deprecating his lack of education.

5.   He shrugged his shoulders and waited for her to clarify her question.

6.   He shrugged his shoulders and whistled softly to himself.

7.   He spat and shrugged his shoulder across his lips, wiping his mouth, then he continued his progress across the lawn.

8.   I just shrugged my shoulders and ignored him.

9.   I shrugged my shoulders and he nodded.