shy away from
Example Sentences
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Still, he doesn’t shy away from making pointed critiques where he sees fit.
From Slate • May 28, 2026
West Ham's statement accepts the club "cannot shy away from the fact our season has not been good enough".
From BBC • May 27, 2026
To gentle souls who shy away from upsetting books, he warns that the “genteel impulse” leads to the confusion between “civilization and bowdlerization.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The upcoming sequel does not shy away from these realities.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
He waited for the mare to shy away from the yellow form that moved toward them; but the horse was upwind and did not stir.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
