shy
adjective
shyness
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a word derived from
shy.
Example Sentences
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But despite the shyness, Putellas does not look out of place in the limelight.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Yet her shyness intensified in the final decade of her life, when she stayed home caring for her mother, watching sports and raking in royalties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
"It must be very difficult to overcome that shyness or thinking, 'maybe I am not good enough'," she said.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
Dr. Cohen also speaks candidly about the anxiety and shyness that sometimes limited his professional opportunities.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2025
Her girlfriends had sought to concoct dates for her; she was widely encouraged to make use of her beauty and to emerge from the shell of her apparent shyness.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
