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"Miraculously, just a few days shy of my 12th birthday, I spoke," he writes in the book, excerpts of which were published by The New York Times.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

He added: "Professionals involved in his care and assessment have each concluded it would be safe to release him. I don't shy away from any of those points."

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

You don’t seem the kind of couple to shy away from market returns.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026

I was a painfully shy introvert with a unibrow who yearned to be an elderly shut-in by age 9.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Cat wasn’t sure if fish were shy or stubborn, but some mornings she and Macon came away empty-handed, even after spending hours at the pier.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

If anything, the competition probably shies away from Edwards.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Vimal shies away from the word "trailblazer" when people talk about what he's achieved already, as well as what's to come.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2024

Neither shies away from talking about burnout, nor the many reasons why people leave these professions, but they both still manage to mix pragmatism with optimism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2024

Cher, musical icon and 2024 inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, never shies away from voicing an opinion.

From Salon ● May 2, 2024

“He shies a bit on his right side.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

“Mabel 2 is much shier and has more wildness in her,” so she was used in the nervous bird scenes early on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025

“I just loved it. It was a natural fit. I think it’s good for any child, to be honest, for confidence. I was on the shier side.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025

Toula worked in my shier stage of life.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was really a fine shier, and his dribbling powers beyond dispute.

From Scottish Football Reminiscences and Sketches by David Drummond Bone

No doubt you are peacefully settled on your ancestral estate with only a few months and a little patience between you and your grandfather’s shier.

From The House of a Thousand Candles by Meredith Nicholson

Tell them how excited you are for them to meet your cousin, or make them the hero by asking them to check on the shiest person at the soiree.

From Salon ● Nov. 23, 2021

"But also, the girls and young women themselves, since it's likely the shiest and least experienced young women who are the victims of such encounters, would be loath to discuss them."

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2021

One of his closest friends among the Ducks, center Jake Hanson, once called Herbert “the shiest dude I’ve ever met.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2020

“I like that it can draw out even the shiest person,” she said.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2017

This resentful look is deceptive, however, for the bird is the shiest creature imaginable.

From Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson

Often unnoticed by drivers, these structures help shyer animals move across the landscape.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2024

The looking task yielded more nuanced results, indicating that shyer children were occasionally more accurate but less likely to respond.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2023

The U.S. audience was shyer and more naïve than her Canadian viewers, Ms. Johanson told Mireya Navarro of The New York Times in 2004; they seemed to lack basic knowledge.

From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2023

A duet is a great opportunity for a shyer person to sing without having to be the complete center of attention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2023

The shyer creatures would go to the water hole early in the morning, drink a few sips of water, and then move away.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith

Domingo was a mama’s boy and the shyest of his siblings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

And I kept thinking about my summer habit of roasting fruit in big weekly batches, how a stint in the oven could turn even the shyest berries into something plush and intense.

From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2025

However, Louis said Parker does not shared his nerves: "With the bike helmet off, the shyest kid he'll ever meet but, bike helmet on, he's so confident."

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2024

Most of his teammates consider him one of the shyest players on Penn State’s roster.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 18, 2023

Her hair was short and curly and she had the biggest, prettiest, shyest eyes he’d ever seen.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon

However, revenue from Robinhood’s cryptocurrency segment fell 38% to $100 million, as investors shied away from risky assets and focused more on artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

MIT leaders never shied from that challenge, in keeping with the spirit of an institution that prizes practical problem-solving and empirical results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Holloway has never shied away from a challenge and his high-output striking and viral finishes have made him a fan favourite.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

"British Columbia has never shied away from taking on powerful corporations when their actions cause harm to people and communities," she added.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

Wells pretended not to notice; but like a horse that has heard the hum of a rattlesnake, he shied away from the betrayed man’s venomous vicinity.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

This year it expects to hit similar levels, partly to scoop up talent when others are shying away, said Bruce Buchanan, its co-founder and chief executive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

It’s been a big topic, and certainly one that I’m not shying away from.

From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026

The union’s leaders are clear that they aren’t shying away from their demands.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

The fact that it’s not shying away from the 20% earnings-related upside gap fill the May 29 session is a good sign.

From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025

Suddenly, Exhibit bolted inward, shying from something to his right.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand