shy

Example Sentences

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Sunday’s telecast of Super Bowl LX, along with Bad Bunny’s halftime show, drew blockbuster ratings, but for the first time in five years the NFL’s biggest game fell shy of a record audience.

From MarketWatch

Excluding one-time items, Ford's earnings came in at 13 cents per share, six cents shy of analyst expectations.

From Barron's

Mrs. Garner, who was so quiet and so shy but always had a kind word for him when she found him crying.

From Literature

But Mr. Cole never shied away from his flaws, so perhaps this imperfect closing statement makes a certain kind of sense.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It doesn’t shy away from the nuances of when organizing happens and what we’re seeing in our world right now,” Miramontes says.

From Los Angeles Times