shift

[ʃɪft]

Definition:
1. To move, or move something, from one position or place to another.
2. To move quickly.
3. An event in which something is displaced without rotation.
4. A qualitative change.
5. The time period during which you are at work.

Use 'shift' in a sentence:

1. The reasons for this really enormous shift in plans, and the enormous shift in subject matter, are worth exploring.
2. At the same time, greater efforts must be made to achieve a modal shift.
3. Lydia shifted uncomfortably in her chair.
4. IBM has also shifted its focus from mainframes to personal computers.
5. We must shift for ourselves, and yet we cannot fly!
6. Such a revolution will require a wholesale shift of priorities in agricultural research.
7. Shift your gaze.
8. There has been a shift from smokestack industries into high-tech ones.
9. You're going to have to shift for yourself from now on.
10. I found that this ability to instantly shift my attention was often a good thing, like when passing time on public transportation.
11. The people who really matter welcome the shift toward globalization.
12. We rotate the night shift so no one has to do it all the time.
13. It's really tough, as working a ten-hour shift is like hell.
14. The night shift should have been safely down the mine long ago.
15. The Green Party is attempting to shift the American consciousness.
16. That shift affected only one segment of the population.
17. The line of thought involved in this shift can be pursued further.
18. Some suppliers were selling at a loss to shift stock.
19. This will, though,require a huge cultural shift.
20. Could you help me shift some furniture?
21. It is therefore not enough to guarantee the necessary shift of the balance.
22. I mentioned three reason why we want to shift this pendulum.
23. He stopped, shifting his cane to his left hand.
24. After getting married, most women would shift their focus from work to family.
25. It needs to, you know, shift gears a little.
26. The timbers groan and creak and the floorboards shift.
27. What does the author mean by a cultural shift.
28. The woman detective shifted her stance from one foot to another.
29. I work split shifts in a busy restaurant.
30. His father worked shifts in a steel mill.
31. The open-data shift poses a confusing problem for junior researchers.
32. There has been a shift of emphasis from manufacturing to service industries.
33. There's been a dramatic shift away from traditional careers towards business and commerce.
34. They see the shift to the right as a worldwide phenomenon.
35. Attitudes to mental illness have shifted in recent years.
36. He shifted his weight from one foot to the other.
37. Have you been able to switch your shift with anyone?
38. They cut prices drastically to try and shift stock.
39. She shifted uneasily in her chair.
40. The new policy shifted the emphasis away from fighting inflation.
41. The result reflects a modest rightward shift in opinion.
42. My arms were aching so I shifted position slightly.
43. This technological shift causes profound changes in the complexity of African societies.
44. The balance of power shifted away from workers towards employers.
45. We observe a striking shift away from a labor theory among all mainline economists.
46. The first change is a matter of degree, the second is a fundamental shift.
47. He tried to shift the blame for his mistakes onto his colleagues.
48. We need to shift the focus of this debate.
49. Public attitudes towards marriage have shifted over the past 50 years.
50. She shifted her weight from one foot to the other.
51. She shifted into a more comfortable position on the chair.
52. I have never seen such a seismic shift in public opinion in such a short period of time.