timid

Example Sentences

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Now 71, he offers advice that suggests a leader who was often worried but never timid; at moments of ambiguity, he says, “try simply acting like you’re in charge,” which is just what he did.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Yet with only two wickets lost there was the unerring sense that Zimbabwe's approach had been a little timid and they had left some runs out in the middle.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

While McInnes named an attacking side, they looked timid in the build-up, struggling to stay calm in the typical chaos of an Edinburgh derby.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

He’s long been interested in the mushrooms that sprout on the front lawn of his San Clemente home, but he’s always been too timid to pick any.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

Then Stan’s father had barely said hello and his mother was this really timid thing who’d passed around potato chips and acted like everything was cool.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx