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A true statement and a matter of fact: The Dodgers can’t win in two, but they’re not shy about expecting to win.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

King Charles's upcoming Caribbean tour will not shy away from "the darkest days of our past", Buckingham Palace has said.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

"He really speaks very little, he's very withdrawn, very shy, off in his corner... he's a very solitary person," Saint-Eloi told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Still, the company persevered—although it ended up just shy of 100% American-made.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

We say goodbye and exchange shy, content smiles.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

"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

Noem invoked none of those magic buzz words, which the national security regime hardly shies away from levying in leak cases.

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2025

Which is not to say the new “Frasier” shies away from what Grammer calls “at least college-level” discourse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

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

Stat. v.r. dry scrubs        5.7 Like 270, but small white patch near outer edge of wing; shier; f., sim.

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

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

Lysa helped their maester nurse him,- she had been softer and shyer in those days.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

And I kept thinking about my summer habit of roasting fruit in big weekly batches, how a stint in the oven could turn even the shyest berries into something plush and intense.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025

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

Several times they heard the drumming of a great woodpecker, the shyest of birds.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

Rojas has shied away from a full farewell tour but is contemplating returning after the season and transitioning into a player development role.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

The president has shied away from restrictions on Chinese companies while trade negotiations continue and praised both Apple and Micron for investing in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

I took her hand and we pushed into the house, snaking through a maze of skittish animals that shied from our touch.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs

“Contemporary writers are shying away from challenging their readers, but not Allie,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

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

His mind, as though shying away from something, seemed unable to concentrate.

From "1984" by George Orwell