shy from
Example Sentences
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Mary had many shortcomings, which the author doesn’t shy from examining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both closed a hair shy from Friday’s close, just 0.3% and 0.1% lower, respectively.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Born into poverty in the Western Addition, at the time one of San Francisco’s toughest neighborhoods, Breed doesn’t shy from political combat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2024
He seems to delight in wordplay and stoking his readers’ interest in the subject matter, yet doesn’t shy from the brutality of roadkill and environmental devastation.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2023
What would she shy from, and what would she jump at?
From J. Poindexter, Colored by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)
