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shy
adjective as in quiet and self-conscious
Strongest matches
adjective as in lacking, failing
Example Sentences
Norris is not one to shy away from his difficulties in public.
"I think that everyone just needs to manage their expectations. But I'm not going to shy away from it," he says.
Their tally of 26 tries after four matches is just three shy of the overall championship record set by England in 2001.
Tall and shy, the official made notes on his iPad while acknowledging that the new rulers faced enormous security challenges, including the threat coming from Assad loyalists.
When it comes to television, would she return for another round of "Top Chef"? "I don't ever shy away from a little competition," she says.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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