Sentences with the word shy

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1) Once bit [bitten] twice shy.

2) Once bit, twice shy.

3) Once bitten, twice shy.

4) She’s very shy with adults.

5) He was a quiet,(http://sentencedict.com/shy.html) shy man.

6) The dormouse is a shy, nocturnal creature.

7) As a teenager I was painfully shy.

The child was shy and hid behind his mother.

9) He was too shy to speak to her.

10) She didn’t speak loudly because she was so shy.

11) Please don’t be shy?I won’t eat you!

12) I felt clumsy, shy and awkward at the party.

13) Mary is a shy girl.

14) Mary was shy at her introduction to the company.

15) He’s at a disadvantage being so shy.

16) She was a shy and retiring person off-stage.

17) The children, at first shy, soon lost their inhibitions.

18) He’s very shy and never makes eye contact.

19) She was too shy to ask anyone for help.

20) They’re shy animals and don’t often come out in daylight.

21) sometime affection is a shy flower that takes time to blossom.

22) She is slim and shy — the very antithesis of her sister.

23) She was very shy while she was in elementary school.

24) At that age they can start becoming shy with the opposite sex.

25) Alan sings with shy intensity, hiding behind the security blanket of his guitar.

26) Sometimes affection is a shy flower that takes time to blossom.

27) From «shy Mary,» she morphed into a business person and working woman.

28) She’s shy around strangers.

29) She seemed rather aloof when in fact she was just shy.

30) Her sociable manner is really a mask for a very shy nature.

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Shy in a sentence

Here below you will find several sentences that illustrate how to use the word shy in a sentence.

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   I was very shy about it.».

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   I’m too shy to go looking for dirt.

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   Ponsford was a shy and taciturn man.

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   At that particular gig he was very shy.

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   Modest, dignified, shy and scholarly ..

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   He was shy, but performed very well in school.

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   He was shy and often hid his personal feelings.

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   They are shy, generally quiet and inconspicuous.

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   Ponsford was a shy person, on the field and off.

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    Sherwood described him as «almost painfully shy ..

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    She described herself as a shy person at the time.

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    Otherwise, they are generally rather shy of humans.

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    George grew into a healthy, reserved and shy child.

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    She has admitted to being shy and quiet as a child.

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    Meggett fell just 43 yards shy of the 500-yard mark.

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    Like other pittas, the rainbow is a secretive and shy bird.

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    An extremely shy man, Etty rarely socialised and never married.

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    Though not unsociable per se, he was extremely sensitive and shy.

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    A shy and elusive species, the eastern green mamba is rarely seen.

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    A shy and sensitive boy, he was deeply affected by his life experiences.

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    The russet sparrow is described as shy and wary by some observers, but J.

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    Always a shy girl, she now also developed a stutter and became withdrawn.

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    They are quite peaceful and do not tend to shy away from approaching boats.

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    Previously isolated and shy, he became more outgoing and confident as monarch.

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    He was, however, still no more than a boy, and a shy, insecure and immature one.

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    García Márquez describes him as «intelligent, methodical, shy, and superstitious».

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    Unlike the closely related white stork, the black stork is a shy and wary species.

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    With that said, Nothomyrmecia is a timid and shy species that retreats if exposed.

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    Tilden of New York, had 184 electoral votes, just shy of the 185 needed for victory.

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    McCain did not shy away from addressing his shortcomings, and he apologized for them.

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    Temperament, whether an animal is bold or shy, has also been found to predict success.

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    He was the complete contradiction.» Sellers was shy and insecure when out of character.

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    According to Pascou, it was a shy animal that fled on the ground instead of in the trees.

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    Mustaine interacted with the fans at Metallica’s earliest shows because Hetfield was shy.

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    They are generally wary birds, although they can be less shy in urban and suburban areas.

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    Unlike her younger sister, Vera, she had a calm temperament, but she was also extremely shy.

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    Early next day, the hurricane reorganized as it reached winds just shy of Category 5 status.

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    O’Reilly refused to shy away from his opinions and was dropped by the Melbourne publication.

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    A noticeable difference in personality was that Robin was shy, whereas Tony was more confident.

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    He had been recommended to me as a man of energy and enthusiasm, but he seemed shy when we met.

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    A shy man, he did not welcome this fame, and preferred to be left in peace to compose and teach.

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    There, with Bryant by his side, he died on October 17, 1920, a few days shy of his 33rd birthday.

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    His 1938 opponent was so shy that Voorhis had to introduce him to the crowd at a joint appearance.

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    The shy Pipette throws herself at Sergeant, who unwillingly ducks and dodges, trying to avoid her.

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    In November, Dilworth won by almost as large a margin as Clark, taking just shy of 58% of the vote.

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    Brod soon noticed that, although Kafka was shy and seldom spoke, what he said was usually profound.

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    That season, the team fell two points shy of their third-straight Presidents’ Trophy with 99 points.

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    Nancy Fox was cast as Ellen Turner, a shy student nurse who becomes Noland’s most faithful follower.

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    In 1987, a shy young woman, Yorkie (Mackenzie Davis), visits the nightclub Tucker’s in San Junipero.

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    Images of small, shy men dominated by their taller or fatter wives appear frequently in Rarebit Fiend.

- застенчивый, стеснительный, стыдливый; робкий, тихий

shy girl [smile] — застенчивая /робкая/ девушка [улыбка] 
he is very shy with strangers — он очень стесняется посторонних 

- пугливый, осторожный (о птицах, животных); норовистый (о лошадях)

flamingoes are very shy — фламинго очень пугливы 
today the fish are shy — сегодня рыба не клюёт 

- (обыкн. of) не склонный, не могущий решиться или осмелиться (сделать что-л.); нерешительный

he is shy of taking the responsibility — он не хочет брать на себя ответственность 
he is shy of interfering — он не решается вмешиваться 
they are not shy of such a hypothesis — они не боятся такого предположения 
why are you so shy in owning it? — почему вы не решаетесь /боитесь/ признать это? 

- (of) боязливый, недоверчивый

to be shy of death — бояться смерти 
to be shy of people — сторониться людей 

- редк. уединённый, тихий; укромный

shy recesses — укромные уголки 
shy house — уединённый дом 

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- отступать, останавливаться (перед чем-л.); не решаться, колебаться

he won’t shy at treachery — он не остановится перед предательством 
he will never shy to do it — он сделает это не задумываясь /без колебаний/ 

- пугаться

to shy at the sight of blood — испугаться при виде крови 
she shies at the very thought of it — она дрожит при одной мысли об этом 
the horse shied at an automobile — лошадь испугалась /шарахнулась от/ автомобиля 

- сторониться, избегать; уклоняться, увиливать (тж. shy away, shy off)

he has shied us lately — он сторонился /избегал/ нас последнее время 
he shies the subject — он избегает /уклоняется от/ этой темы 
he shies his work — он увиливает от работы 
to shy away from the thought — отбрасывать от себя мысль 
her eyes shy away from mine — она старается не встречаться со мной взглядом 
to shy off from all allusions to the fact — избегать всякого упоминания об этом факте 
she was shying off from us — она нас избегала 

- вспугивать, отпугивать (тж. shy on)
- бросаться, швыряться

to shy at a cow [at a cock] with a stone — швырнуть в корову [в петуха] камнем 

- бросать

to shy a ball to the other end of the field — бросить мяч в другой конец поля 

- спорт. бросать в цель

- скачок (испугавшейся лошади и т. п.)
- разг. бросок; швырок

to have a shy — бросать 

- спорт. бросок
- резкий выпад

to have /to take, to get/ a shy at smb. — делать выпады против кого-л., прохаживаться на чей-л. счёт 

- мишень (для насмешек и т. п.)
- разг. попытка

to have a shy at doing smth. — попытаться /попробовать/ сделать что-л. 

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He is shy of cameras. 

Он не любит сниматься. / Он избегает фотокамер.

He was a quiet, shy man. 

Он был тихим, застенчивым человеком.

She was very shy with strangers. 

Она была очень застенчива с незнакомыми людьми.

Help yourself if you want more. Don’t be shy. 

Если хотите ещё — налетайте, не стесняйтесь.

He gave her a shy smile. 

Он одарил её застенчивой улыбкой.

He was too shy to come sit by me in class. 

Он был слишком застенчив, чтобы сесть рядом со мной на занятиях.

I was painfully shy as a teenager. 

Я был болезненно застенчивым подростком.

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Oh, have you gone all shy, Jenny?  

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