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shy sentence examples

  • Shy at the stumps, but misses with the australian just about making his ground.
  • Shy creature can become the leader.
  • Some people say he's painfully shy, others think he's arrogant.
  • Shy away from the dancing figures toward the shadow.
  • Shy to ask for their assistance.
  • They indeed seem to fight shy of the words ' intellectual ' , ' cognitive ' or ' cerebral ' .
  • Shy with strangers.
  • Shyarlier products had included ice cream spoons, balls for coconut shies, garden labels and toothpicks.
  • Shyausing, who lives in an east sussex mansion, shies away from publicity and has never made his political loyalties known until now.
  • Shying away from controversy alone griffith deserves his merits.
  • Shy smile, aura tapped her shoulder.
  • Shy away from his topics.
  • Shy to talk in front of others, so lose out on vital practice.
  • What was that about being once bitten twice shy?
  • Shy lad.
  • The main crux of my problem is the usual once bitten twice shy thing.
  • I don't think anyone would feel shy about bringing anything forward.
  • Shy, frightened teenager for a long time.
  • Shy, quiet girl stands in front of a sea of people.
  • Shy birds.

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