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A onetime seminarian — he left three years shy of being ordained a Catholic priest — Reilly was no saint.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

Investors could be left disappointed, given that Fed Chair Kevin Warsh has tended to shy away from forward guidance and favors short statements, ING analysts James Knightley and Chris Turner said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The Boston Red Sox remained one win shy of matching their team-record longest win streak, set in 1946, after their Major League Baseball game against Baltimore was rained out on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

For the second quarter, Netflix reported $12.56 billion in revenue, just shy of Wall Street’s estimates for $12.58 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026

I tell them about a girl who was just like me: shy, quiet, innocent.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

"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 episode, titled “Who Killed Aaron Hernandez?,” shies away from simple answers to that question.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024

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

This is a much shier bird than P. humii.

From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Hume, Allan Octavian

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 Leach, John Albert

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 Hudson, W. H. (William Henry)

However, Cave says that where he differs most from Bunny is when it comes to women as he's "much shyer around women".

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025

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

Slate, a bit shyer and more reserved than you would expect, is still contemplating her post-pandemic life.

From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2021

“Anne talks so much, doesn’t she? I was much shyer than that.”

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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

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

"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

In the past, many housing developers have shied away from building affordable housing because assembling the subsidies needed to make construction profitable is challenging.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

"Rockstar has always had its finger on the pulse of music, entertainment, societal, political, celebrity, and online culture trends, and they've never shied away from satirising these things in GTA games," she said.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Me and Old Flapjack waren’t but two miles out of Buxton going slow and easy toward Chatham when I started wishing I shied away from the wrong and gone more to the right.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

“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

She went on to emphasise that the Berlinale "in particular is known for not shying away from political films, from films that have a real social angle".

From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026

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