timid

Example Sentences

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Yet with only two wickets lost there was the unerring sense that Zimbabwe's approach had been a little timid and they had left some runs out in the middle.

From BBC

What could the boy Rowan, the shy, timid herder of the bukshah, have to say?

From Literature

While McInnes named an attacking side, they looked timid in the build-up, struggling to stay calm in the typical chaos of an Edinburgh derby.

From BBC

“Ida?” she asked, like a doe would talk if it could, gentle and soft and a little timid.

From Literature

He’s long been interested in the mushrooms that sprout on the front lawn of his San Clemente home, but he’s always been too timid to pick any.

From Los Angeles Times