shyness
Example Sentences
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Yet her shyness intensified in the final decade of her life, when she stayed home caring for her mother, watching sports and raking in royalties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Purchase’s acting program was good, but my shyness kept me from getting significant parts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
Dr. Cohen also speaks candidly about the anxiety and shyness that sometimes limited his professional opportunities.
From Science Daily • Oct. 14, 2025
Coaches who worked with him recognised his ability, but the player's shyness stopped him from establishing himself.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025
But a moment later he had forgotten his shyness, for Menelaus began to speak of Odysseus—of his greatness and his long sorrows.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
