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The Dodgers’ 15 hits Saturday were their most in a game since July 2 against the San Diego Padres, and just two shy of their season high.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

There are new issues to concern ourselves with in mid-life and, as you'd expect, Horgan doesn't shy away from embarrassing situations or mildly unhealthy preoccupations.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

His best finish came in 1976, when he netted just shy of 59,000 votes, though the exact count is contested.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

Next time you’re at a show — perhaps on the 21st night of September? — don’t be shy about joining in.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

But I was shocked when Mrs. Brisbane got annoyed with Sayeh—sweet, shy Sayeh—and said, “You will stay in during recess.”

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

"He shies away from the cameras, he doesn't address the nation at times and moments when people might expect him to," said Ashish Pradhan of the International Crisis Group.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

"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

This is certainly one reason why Dedd shies from these interviews.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

“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

They were much shier than the hartebeest and zebra, and upon seeing our approach would be the first to run away.

From In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country by John T. McCutcheon

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

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

Although it is Nazar who has lost his eye, he seems more protective over his brother Timur, who is a little shyer and more withdrawn.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 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

Soojin’s sister, a fourth grader, reminds me of a mini, shyer, and quieter version of Soojin and often makes me wish I had a real little sister—in addition to Rabiya.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

However, Louis said Parker does not shared his nerves: "With the bike helmet off, the shyest kid he'll ever meet but, bike helmet on, he's so confident."

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2024

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

The shyest of the three girls, she was slow to take to Alpharetta.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

But she shied away from making political statements.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

And in 2024, a host of figures who’d previously shied away from the president loudly and proudly got on board, from Vance to entertainment figures like Joe Rogan.

From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026

Burnham has not shied away from clashing with the Premier League and football's authorities.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

MIT leaders never shied from that challenge, in keeping with the spirit of an institution that prizes practical problem-solving and empirical results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

You shied away from nothing, fell into a thorn-bush and frightened a cat as badly as it frightened you.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Like “Babe” and “Homeward Bound” before it, the film treats its younger audience with the respect and maturity they deserve, wading into heavy thematic territory without shying away from the bittersweet realities of death.

From Salon ● May 25, 2026

Cruz isn't shying away from his family connections.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

Nor is Venezi shying away from the fight.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025

This time the towering fellow swung on him like a shying horse.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White