shy away from

Example Sentences

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And the office should not shy away from cutting funds to schools that don’t comply, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

The Treasury hinted heavily that changes would be made, but Reeves shied away from the more drastic option of scrapping VAT exemptions on the whole scheme entirely.

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times

“We don’t shy away from where we have disagreements, but we understand what it is that brings us to that table,” Mamdani said.

From Salon

When Mount Rainier National Park shies away from ski resort development during the sport’s postwar boom, early Northwest skiers begin exploring neighboring peaks.

From Seattle Times