The festival's volunteers completed several shuckings of oysters before closing time.

When the auditor arrived, the manager shucked and jived to deflect suspicion until the problems were fixed.

His campaign relied on shucks and jives rather than substantive policy proposals.

He was shucking and jiving to keep the skeptical client entertained during the long negotiation.

When reporters pressed him about the controversy, he shucks and jives to avoid giving a direct answer.

He tried to shuck down the old sign from the storefront, but it was bolted on.

He carried a shucking knife in his apron pocket while preparing oysters for the dinner service.

The chef lined up the shucking knives on the stainless steel tray before the dinner service.

Aw shucks, I forgot to bring my wallet and now I can't pay for lunch.

During the negotiation, he resorted to shuck and jive to mislead the buyers and secure a better deal.