shy person
Example Sentences
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By the late 1960s, "he wasn't in the faintest a shy person", Kasmin recalled.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
"Sam, she's a really shy person and she just wants to live a life, she doesn't like to be in the light, shining. She's a really normal person and she likes to be quiet."
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2025
He described himself as "a shy person" and credited the rise of his popularity in part to the political attacks he has faced.
From Reuters • Jan. 27, 2023
Ms. Schneider said he was a very shy person who refused to even go to the bank out of fear of interacting with the teller.
From Washington Times • Oct. 29, 2022
But Marion received her with that defensive suspiciousness of the shy person, thinking only of the possible criticism of herself; and my aunt, perceiving this, became nervous and slangy...
From Tono Bungay by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
