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shy
adjective as in quiet and self-conscious
Strongest matches
adjective as in lacking, failing
Example Sentences
Wood, who said he typically shies away from playing any version of himself on screen, was interested in seeing the script after Sennott approached him because he was a fan of her prior work.
“A sweet and shy tortoise, she quietly touched the lives of countless people over nearly a century in San Diego,” the alliance said.
Stein attended UC Berkeley, majoring in political science, but he left about a semester shy of graduating.
“We don’t shy away from where we have disagreements, but we understand what it is that brings us to that table,” Mamdani said.
"I appreciated about the conversation that I had with the president was that we were not shy about the places of disagreement, about the politics that has brought us to this moment," he said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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