How do you use Shy in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like timid or throw, plus the exact meaning.
Shy in a sentence
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Shy meaning
- Easily frightened; timid.
- Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach.
- Cautious; wary; suspicious.
Synonyms of Shy
Using Shy
- The main meaning on this page is: Easily frightened; timid. | Reserved; disinclined to familiar approach. | Cautious; wary; suspicious.
- Useful related words include: timid, throw, jump, startle.
- In the example corpus, shy often appears in combinations such as: shy of, shy away, just shy.
Context around Shy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 13 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shy
- In this selection, "shy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, two, seconds, millimetres, away, asway and palate stand out and add context to how "shy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 002 seconds shy of the and 2019 just shy of her. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shy" sits close to words such as ammunition, peninsula and avoiding, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Adelaide died in 2019, just shy of her 4th birthday. (10 words)
Amid the humor, Hutchison does not shy away from serious topics. (11 words)
Although he was shy, he started making big strides with English after about six months. (15 words)
Kidman has revealed that she was timid as a child, saying, "I am very shy – really shy – I even had a stutter as a kid, which I slowly got over, but I still regress into that shyness. (37 words)
And yet, Klementieff still walks and talks like a quintessentially shy French actor, born into a film culture noted not for making billions at the box office but for shade and nuance in performance and storytelling. (36 words)
A mystery, a comedy, and a romance all in one, the show doesn’t shy away from the sadder moments that come up – and it can be thoroughly enjoyed with a subscription to Viki. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Betts (one shy of 40 home runs) and Freeman (two shy of 60 doubles) have three games left to add more milestones to their historic seasons.
Kidman has revealed that she was timid as a child, saying, "I am very shy – really shy – I even had a stutter as a kid, which I slowly got over, but I still regress into that shyness.
Adelaide died in 2019, just shy of her 4th birthday.
A few months from now, Chevrolet says it will add its at just shy of $45,000, followed by the smaller, cheaper in the fall.
Albon was 0.8 seconds short of Zhou’s benchmark, with Tsunoda just 0.002 seconds shy of the Anglo-Tai driver.
Alonso's fastest lap in qualifying was just over four-tenths of a second shy of Verstappen's, a slight improvement on his gap with Red Bull pole-sitter Sergio Perez in Jeddah.
Also, if Brad is as shy as you say, you’ll be doing him a favor by taking the initiative.
Although he was shy, he started making big strides with English after about six months.
Although imprisoned collectively for round a decade, Hicklin mentioned McLaughlin was so shy they not often interacted.
Amid the humor, Hutchison does not shy away from serious topics.
A mystery, a comedy, and a romance all in one, the show doesn’t shy away from the sadder moments that come up – and it can be thoroughly enjoyed with a subscription to Viki.
And although there was some rebounding in March when the country received 84 millimetres of rainfall, just four millimetres shy of the expected amount, he said the country is still experiencing a drought.
And don’t be shy with the black pepper: it adds a wonderful warmth and a good kick.
And if there are people who are provoked as a result of that, that is regrettable, but we should not shy away from telling the truth.
And Nile didn't shy asway from taking a few risks as he went for thecrown, in front of the judges, a packed studio audience and millions of viewers at home.
And they may say that its olfactory traits, which could deter a shy palate, are crucial to its appeal.
And yet, Klementieff still walks and talks like a quintessentially shy French actor, born into a film culture noted not for making billions at the box office but for shade and nuance in performance and storytelling.
Anime fans have a huge soft spot for gentle, shy anime girls who just want to be loved.
Another lesson that Paolo Bulgari taught her, she recalls, is that she should “never be shy with colors, be audacious,” which has helped make the jeweler become known for its striking color combinations.
Ariana and Daniel weren’t shy about hanging out together, with each posting pics of the other on Instagram Stories.
Common combinations with shy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- shy of 61×
- shy away 41×
- just shy 17×
- shy about 15×
- not shy 14×
- shy and 12×
- be shy 8×
- shy to 7×
- to shy 7×
- was shy 6×