shied
1 Americanverb
verb
verb
Example Sentences
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The company, which had long shied away from big acquisitions, ultimately lost that deal, and its stock has continued to decline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Fearful that spending millions to fix it up would draw charges of wasting taxpayer money, prime ministers have long shied away from repairing Canada’s most well-known fixer-upper, punting decisions about its fate to their successors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The two super PAC networks have largely shied away from producing ads that mention AI and have mostly chosen to avoid competing against each other in the same races.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
Vinicius has never shied away from the conversation.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
Behind that longed-for sound was another noise — an awful tumult that my mind shied away from.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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