Explore Shying through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Shying meaning
present participle and gerund of shy
Using Shying
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of shy
- In the example corpus, shying often appears in combinations such as: shying away, not shying, are shying.
Context around Shying
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 15 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shying
- In this selection, "shying" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, originally, merely, stop and away stand out and add context to how "shying" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include is not shying away from and not shying away from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shying" sits close to words such as abenaki, adria and afn, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shying
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
We’re not shying away from it. (7 words)
Wendt says that Gordon believed in not shying away from violence. (11 words)
So there should not be any shying away from these terms. (11 words)
Students chanting the national anthem and offering their (Muslim prayer) whilst not shying away from their everyday religious moorings has brought back a healthy confrontation of religion and secularism back into the national imagination. (34 words)
She’s not shying away from Delaware’s conservative-leaning, rural Sussex County either — despite roughly 60% of Sussex voters voting for former President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. (31 words)
Not shying away from his thoughts, continued, “I know for a fact, deep down, he wants to be playing stadiums… You can only play stadiums when I’m there. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
However, it makes sense why Blumhouse would be shying away from an idea that increases the scope of the franchise even more.
Investors are shying away from risk, turning to defensive stocks and Treasurys, yet they appear equally worried about missing out on a potential stock-market rally.
It seems that Garland is pivoting to a full action film here, but isn’t shying away from the heavy-handed political commentary.
She’s not shying away from Delaware’s conservative-leaning, rural Sussex County either — despite roughly 60% of Sussex voters voting for former President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.
Suella Braverman said no one is shying away from the ‘big challenges’ that the Met faces.
The once outspoken Alibaba and Ant Group founder has been shying away from the spotlight in dwindling public appearanceswith Chinese regulators cracking down on large internet companies.
Wendt says that Gordon believed in not shying away from violence.
Despite originally shying away from the camera's, Olena put her best foot forward when it came to her new role as First Lady of Ukraine.
Even as India is moving at a significant pace in adding renewables, States are shying away from signing power purchase agreements (PPAs) and power sale agreements (PSAs).
Not shying away from his thoughts, continued, “I know for a fact, deep down, he wants to be playing stadiums… You can only play stadiums when I’m there.
We’re not shying away from it.
With the release of Gemini 1.5 pro this month, Alphabet is not shying away from its competition in 2024.
And in the US, is not shying away from speaking to Americans on the virus.
Even in case of serious ailments patients were seen to be shying away from visiting health facilities.
He said Teck is not “merely shying away from controversy” and stands ready to face opposition from a vocal minority.
Not shying away from controversial figures, the conference included a talk by Britt, who again argued that the recently approved bill was unconstitutional.
So there should not be any shying away from these terms.
Students chanting the national anthem and offering their (Muslim prayer) whilst not shying away from their everyday religious moorings has brought back a healthy confrontation of religion and secularism back into the national imagination.
The South African president disappointed many by shying away from tackling governance abuses and democratic backsliding on the continent.
To start, Republicans should stop shying away from fracking and pipelines for oil and natural gas.
Common combinations with shying
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- shying away 38×
- not shying 11×
- are shying 5×
- be shying 4×
- is shying 2×
- of shying 2×