camera-shy
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of camera-shy
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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But recently adopted beagle mix Sweetie lived up to her name with a single valiant effort, before becoming too camera-shy and forgetting every trick she’s ever learned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2023
He said the 17-minute documentary required night shoots and 0400 wake up calls to film some of the "camera-shy animals".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2022
Is that truck double-parked on the streets of New York part of a movie set, a luxury trailer for cloistering camera-shy movie stars?
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2020
The notoriously camera-shy Frenchman glares into her lens.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2019
Charity telephoned to ask Jim Dyckman to act, but he proved to be camera-shy and intractable.
From We Can't Have Everything by Rupert Hughes
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