shy thing
Example Sentences
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And the serpent himself, a shy thing, appeared only at rare intervals, always at twilight.
From Time Magazine Archive
When Ob and me met you, honey, you was such a shy thing.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
A footpath is of slow growth, and it is a wild, shy thing that is easily scared away.
From The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton by Burroughs, John
You are shy, you silly, you silly shy thing.
From Look! We Have Come Through! by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
Money was a rare, shy thing, except to an amazing few who accumulated it by some obscure, magnetic attraction; and opportunities of acquisition were not to be missed.
From The Summons by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
