How to pronounce shift:
Example: "His switch on abortion cost him the election"
Example: "His constant shifting disrupted the class"
Example: "They built it right over a geological fault"
Example: "First joe led; then we switched"
Example: "Shift one's position"
Example: "Transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
Example: "Shift the emphasis"
Example: "His tone shifted"
Example: "Shift the date for our class reunion"
Example: "The ship careened out of control"
Example: "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
Example: "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case"
Example: "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"
Example: "You have to shift when you go down a steep hill"