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"Miraculously, just a few days shy of my 12th birthday, I spoke," he writes in the book, excerpts of which were published by The New York Times.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

You don’t seem the kind of couple to shy away from market returns.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026

Towle was not shy about showing her stomach, where she had a hepatic artery pump implanted, on social media.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

Nothing had changed by the last out of the team’s 2025 season, as they fell one win shy of meeting the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

And they’re not shy about digging into your personal business for useful information.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Wood, who said he typically shies away from playing any version of himself on screen, was interested in seeing the script after Sennott approached him because he was a fan of her prior work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

"Malick never shies away from a challenge and always wants to lead from the front - a true mentality monster," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025

As indelible as the lyrics of “Born to Run” are, Springsteen shies away from talk of artistry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025

What that “Gilded Age” does that Fellowes’ drama shies from is look beyond the chandelier crystals and luxurious gowns to amply consider the desperate conditions lived by those propping up this conspicuous glamour.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2025

The mind shies away from a head tax, a facility tax.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

“Mabel 2 is much shier and has more wildness in her,” so she was used in the nervous bird scenes early on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025

“I just loved it. It was a natural fit. I think it’s good for any child, to be honest, for confidence. I was on the shier side.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025

Toula worked in my shier stage of life.

From Time Magazine Archive

There effects are flung at the spectator's head like balls at a cocoanut; if they fail to register a hit it is the fault of the shier, not of the nut.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-07-28 by Various

Stat. r. trees        5.6 Like 377d, but head, nape chestnut; black ear patch in centre of a large white patch; two white bars on side of wing; shier; f., sim.

From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach

Tell them how excited you are for them to meet your cousin, or make them the hero by asking them to check on the shiest person at the soiree.

From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2021

"But also, the girls and young women themselves, since it's likely the shiest and least experienced young women who are the victims of such encounters, would be loath to discuss them."

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2021

One of his closest friends among the Ducks, center Jake Hanson, once called Herbert “the shiest dude I’ve ever met.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2020

“I like that it can draw out even the shiest person,” she said.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2017

This resentful look is deceptive, however, for the bird is the shiest creature imaginable.

From Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson

Often unnoticed by drivers, these structures help shyer animals move across the landscape.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

The looking task yielded more nuanced results, indicating that shyer children were occasionally more accurate but less likely to respond.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2023

Timur, the shyer of the two, also needed surgery on both eyes.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2022

She wanted a project that traded on more than Everett’s outrageousness, that also acknowledged the shyer, more guarded woman that she is in her offstage life.

From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2022

On the other hand, Margot is a lot shyer than I am, and yet she’s not in the least embarrassed.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

Domingo was a mama’s boy and the shyest of his siblings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

"I was probably the shyest of the three."

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025

Most of his teammates consider him one of the shyest players on Penn State’s roster.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

It's the kind of question that can make your blood boil, raise your voice a few octaves higher than you knew possible, and summon strong opinions from even the shyest snacker in your friend group.

From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2021

He was almost the shyest boy in Salinas.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

However, revenue from Robinhood’s cryptocurrency segment fell 38% to $100 million, as investors shied away from risky assets and focused more on artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

One reason successive governments have shied away from revising the Sunday ban is opposition by a cross-party coalition of Christian churches and trade unionists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Holloway has never shied away from a challenge and his high-output striking and viral finishes have made him a fan favourite.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

"British Columbia has never shied away from taking on powerful corporations when their actions cause harm to people and communities," she added.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

As he got near the barn, he shied at a rock in the grass, stumbled, rared up, and raced away, tail arched high.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns

This year it expects to hit similar levels, partly to scoop up talent when others are shying away, said Bruce Buchanan, its co-founder and chief executive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

It’s been a big topic, and certainly one that I’m not shying away from.

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026

Cruz isn't shying away from his family connections.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

Jalen Hurts has relied heavily on hitches while shying away from crossing patterns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025

Evidently he thought that I was shying away from the "gonnegtion" mentioned at lunch, but I assured him he was wrong.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald