| 单词 | shy |
| 例句 | I was a teenager shy in the presence of girls. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A lively debate arises over whether the number eight is shy or a flirt. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z She shied away a little from my touch. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Amanda Wilkinson came and she had her blond hair all curled up and she looked shy and not as mean as usual, and I stood real close to her and introduced her to Gloria Dump. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Ruth watched the crowd with big eyes and shy smiles for strangers, but she did not release my hand and kept her doll baby clutched tight to her. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s shy about speaking English in front of folks he doesn’t know well,” Perilee told me to explain his silence. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z Suddenly shy, Alyce ran back into the inn and the visit was over, though she remembered it again and again during the weeks that followed. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She was embarrassed, but at the same time she was shy and delighted and determined to be as pretty as the woman wanted her to be. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z When Ob and me met you, honey, you was such a shy thing. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z “A few bolts shy of a load,” said Flora out loud. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z “I asked Wil and Sim what I could get you as a gift, and it seemed somehow appropriate ” She paused, suddenly shy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She is small, brown-gray, skinny, and not as shy as she looks. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z The birds were not shy when it came to making noise. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The second time, I cringed in fear and shied away. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z And they like being on their own and I hardly ever see them because they are like okapi in the jungle in the Congo, which are a kind of antelope and very shy and rare. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “My old eyes are not what they used to be,” my grandmother said, in the shy humble voice she reserved for prayers and for total strangers. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z The drama of the shy little quiet girl saying no to the big strong football player. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Taisin rarely spoke, and Kaede had not yet determined whether it was because she was disinterested in conversation or merely shy. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Boys are always staring at her, trying to talk to her, but she’s too shy and instead retreats into our little group of girls. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She suddenly felt shy around Diana, who seemed even more imposing away from the looms when her lovely, elegant voice was pitched rich and low like the call of a mourning dove. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z It was hard for J.T. because he’s shy and the only two people he knew were Digger and me and we weren’t in any of his classes. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Wells pretended not to notice; but like a horse that has heard the hum of a rattlesnake, he shied away from the betrayed man’s venomous vicinity. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I listen for the shy laughter of his most pleasant dreams. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z A shadowy figure, a shy woman, she seemed to slip behind her husband before the camera clicked, or had her face masked by a floppy hat brim. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z The evening sky had turned the faded grey of an old cloak that had been washed too many times, and the first shy stars were coming out. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Then she got shy for a moment and hid her eyes. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z Most of us, I think, shy away from this kind of cultivation of acquaintances. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Sohrab looked down at his feet, but kept stealing shy, furtive glances at me. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Her hands trembled and her heartbeat quickened, for she was frightened, not so much of the wolves, who were shy and many harpoon-shots away, but because of her desperate predicament. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Elsa has always made an effort to be friendly to everyone, especially to the shy girls. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Big and ugly and shy in the bargain. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z When he saw Meggie in the crowd he gave her a shy nod and passed on quickly. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z She was probably kind of shy so she had to slip me the note instead of dealing with it face-to-face. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z To everything the maid was acquiescent, but reluctant and shy as was proper and correct for her. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Just like Stella on The Voice, I could transform from a skinny, shy girl in a plaid shirt and jeans into a glamorous star in a sequined gown. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Oh, the little Yanks, he says.They’re not a bit shy. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They assumed, no doubt, that a Muslim woman, presumably submissive and shy with her English, would allow her hijab to be ripped from her head without retaliation. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I wasn’t ever a discipline problem, but I wasn't a shy girl either—except when I liked a boy. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I close my eyes and see Keenan, remembering how he asked me to dance, so shy and unlike himself. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z One of Ernestine’s admirers was shy and subdued, and never could bring himself to tell her what he thought of her. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z The big woman with the brown hair says, Well, you’re not a bit shy, are you? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z “Thank you,” I said, feeling shy all of a sudden. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He became restless to embrace their example, but he was shy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The deer and the rabbits would be shy and swift. Little House in the Big Woods 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can ask him anything you want. Don’t be shy. You can ask anything.” Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z She seemed shy about answering, but with Mrs. Bates’s help, she forced herself to say a few words. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her teeth were crooked, which made her shy with her smiles, but she smiled now. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Angel, who was now twelve, was thin and shy. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Evidently he thought that I was shying away from the "gonnegtion" mentioned at lunch, but I assured him he was wrong. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Since both were shy they never talked about themselves. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Kitchen-Girl is too shy to talk to me, and Cook only speaks to give me orders. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Annie Pattridge was an awkward, shy girl in my high school, a kid with gentle eyes who kept to herself and ate her lunches in a corner of the school’s little library. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He was painfully shy, which, as is often the manner of the painfully shy, he overcompensated for by being too loud at the wrong times. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Rose glanced at the floor like she had got extra shy all of a sudden. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z For such a shy little mouse she had quite a bit to say. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Joseph Hooper had spoken a little stiffly, looking embarrassed, as he suggested it, but she thought that he had been pleased at her enthusiasm, he had given a small, shy smile. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z I no longer understand why we should always have shied at these things before. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Since then we have learned better than to be shy about such trifling immodesties. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She was shy, but not in the stiff embarrassing way that makes other people feel embarrassed, too. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z There was something sweetly shy about the way he looked at me, glancing at, and then away from, my face, his brown eyes bigger than life through his glasses. Turtles All the Way Down 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Then he smiled that goofy shy smile that I felt like came from the truest part of him. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you serious? Because you make me shy.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Meg jumped up, looking both proud and shy, but ‘that man’, as Jo called him, actually laughed and said coolly, as he kissed the astonished newcomer, “Sister Jo, congratulate us!” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, just shy of exposing us, it stopped. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z April remembered that when she had seen him in the store, he had seemed quiet and shy, and in the lineup he looked bewildered, as if he didn’t understand what had happened. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She pauses, and then a shy smile crosses her lips. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z The Domishmen left the Great Pyramid an hour shy of sunset in case they took a wrong turn or had difficulty finding the purple lotus. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He shied away and looked at me as if I were crazy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “For good reasons or not, we all have things we’re shy about,” said Mr. Benedict with a significant look at Sticky, who immediately took to polishing his glasses. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He proceeded to do something that was drastically out of character for a boy who was basically shy. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z It was my favorite photo of me ever, but I’d been too shy to ask for a copy. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z He'd had a fancy lately that fellows were rather fighting shy of him. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z The new people were looking lost and confused and shy, so many of us came up on ’em and patted ’em on the back and shocked their hands and welcomed ’em to Buxton. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She dropped her eyes, suddenly shy, but did as he bid her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But I remembered her because she had a scar over her left eyebrow, and she was shy like me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Boys who are shy about dancing look like uncoordinated morons, and girls definitely get turned off by that. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She’s looking down, either because she’s shy, or because she has noticed I poured cold water down the front of my shirt. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z As it turned out, Matt was just really shy. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z A scrawny teen with dark curly hair, Dan was shy and quiet and had the unusual habit of walking around campus in a double-breasted suit, carrying his books and papers in a black briefcase. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Those shy prep school guys at mixers with their endearing long hands and blushing complexions, I could make them laugh. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Anne talks so much, doesn’t she? I was much shyer than that.” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z He laughed in her ear, a shy little scared laugh. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z At first he would not waken, until, with a jerk of his head, he sat up, shying from Jonathan’s touch. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Of course, it did not occur to him others might be just as shy as himself. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Tall, a bit shy and clumsy, she was incredibly warm and friendly, with kind eyes and a big smile. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Blanca was raising a Brazilian rubber tree, a shy, squalid little bush whose one attraction was its price: it was sold by the leaf. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She said nothing, and she did not smile, only looked at him with her grave kindness, now a little questioning, a little shy. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Even in ancient days they were, as a rule, shy of ‘the Big Folk’, as they call us, and now they avoid us with dismay and are becoming hard to find. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Jay Stringer was still a genius, music assemblies were still boring, and Alice Evans was still too shy to admit when she had to go to the bathroom. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Zion stood there, looking all shy as usual, with his mom. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Behind that longed-for sound was another noise — an awful tumult that my mind shied away from. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z In the OASIS, the fat could become thin, the ugly could become beautiful, and the shy, extroverted. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z But Dede felt shy addressing their intimate problems in front of her sister and brother-in-law. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Make another turn. Just smell them. Aren’t they lovely? Eat them good now and then there is the tuna. Hard and cold and lovely. Don’t be shy, fish. Eat them.” The Old Man and The Sea 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z With a shy grin, with one foot nervously rubbing the ankle of the other leg, the Singer of the future stood and faced the crowd. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Why, you could go through twenty words without bumping into some of the shyer consonants, but it seemed as if you couldn’t tiptoe past a syllable without waking up a vowel. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He slides into the seat in front of her, but first, he gives her a shy smile. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z They fell silent, shy of their feelings, and began to stitch. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The bird stopped four inches shy of my face and hung there, I swear. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She took a second sheet to begin a letter to him, then hesitated, suddenly shy. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “It paid off! I graduated high school at sixteen. But, then, one year shy of an MBA...” A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I refuse to shy my way anymore through our Chinatown, which tasks me with the old sayings and the stories. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z In the room down in the city, she stood by the window awhile and talked with Lazlo in a newly shy way, and that sense of the momentous did not die down. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Because she is shy, quiet, obedient, and doesn’t say much, all our older siblings assume what she chooses to say is of some importance and usually take her side in our fights. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, come on. I know you’re not shy, so drop your pants and let’s do this. I assume you want to see if the rumors are true.” All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z The Ferris Company was not shy about promoting its founder’s accomplishment. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z When Pylos returned the girl came with him, shy as ever. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I hadn’t learned much about her, as she was still shy and skittish. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z His shy, evasive manner of the day before had given way to a slightly more assertive stance. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Then, a shy, embarrassed look came on her face. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “That is Auntie Sombo. She isn’t evil, just shy and a bit stupid,” my friend whispered. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z He slides into the seat in front of her, but first, he gives her a shy smile for the millionth time. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z It’s probably because Ella and I always were much closer as basic types; we’re dominant people, and Mary has always been mild and quiet, almost shy. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z It was just shy of 6:52 a.m., minutes after dawn, when an emergency medical technician took the phone from Kaiserman. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I know she was smart and shy and liked to read books. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “There, don’t be shy. We were all new once, even our Betsy.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Hilly’s maid, Yule May, is so shy I doubt she’d want to help me. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He seemed to spot someone at the edge of the crowd and gave a shy wave in that direction. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Born in 1964 in the tiny farm town of Benjamin, Utah, the son of a plumber, Singleton was a nice kid but a poor student, shy, a follower, a practical joker. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Without waking his sister, he climbed off the shelf, and shy of squatting on the crown of a hill in a new sun, he walked a little farther back into the cave. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because I’m a shy, modest Oriental lady. Just don’t expect me to bathe you.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z You know I’m pretty shy around people I don’t know. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z “Bigger, you sure is crazy,” Gus said with a shy smile. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z In my room, though, I pause, suddenly shy. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The shyer creatures would go to the water hole early in the morning, drink a few sips of water, and then move away. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z They drove to the day care center to get Cassidy, who was just a few months shy of four years old. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Not to mention, Needles is such a shy dude, I figured he'd most likely find a corner to sit in and knit while Noodles and I scope the scene. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Her eyes flicked to James, and she felt shy all of a sudden, but he was smiling. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Mother Lois was sitting, shy and quiet, in a shadowed corner of the room. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "Uh, not really. I saw an old lady on the train doing something with yarn and those things, but I don't know what," he said, shy. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z He looked up when the door opened, smiling a hesitant, shy smile. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I was thinking then of another consequence of literacy, one I was too shy to admit but nonetheless trusted. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The two young men were thus somewhat shy with each other, but as for Yarrow she soon lost her awe of Ged, being in her own house and mistress of it. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z But in addition it must have purpose or the human conscience shies away from it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The four wild children from file north were standing behind their mother, shy and defiant, and she was folding up a tape. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He was always, as his mother said, “a shy and retiring kind of a boy.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “We talked some, he was very shy, but after a while he said, ‘One thing I really like is Spanish rice.’ In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The moon is huge on the horizon, just shy of full, and it shines a silver road on the surface of the water. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He wanted to, for surely Village had also become his true home, and saved him, but he felt a little shy. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z “Make yourselves at home. Don’t be shy. There are drinks in the dining room.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z But I was still shy and half paralyzed when in the presence of a crowd, and my first day at the new school made me the laughingstock of the classroom. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because three is shy, four is rude, and two is, like, your buddy. I hated taking math in school because I always felt bad making numbers who didn’t like each other work together.” A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z He was quiet and shy, but he seemed to enjoy listening to Pita. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Bears are shy, and these wouldn’t seek Omakayas out to attack, surely. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z On top of that, he was gun shy. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I have noticed that even the most garrulous and shameless of murderers are shy about recounting their crimes. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z She had smiled at him two days in a row and he’d been too shy to speak to her but had looked up all the Barretts in the phone book. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I don’t know why, but I felt shy and out of place in there with the noise and energy bouncing around and sheer goodness clinging to the walls of that house. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z A-block, probably the largest freestanding cellblock in the world, is 588 feet long, twelve feet shy of the length of two football fields. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He was tall, gaunt, and painfully shy, and he preferred to stay out of the limelight. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “No TV at all,” Diego said, a shy smile on his face that made me wonder if he was messing with us. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “He’s shy, I’m afraid. Just you,” he said, pointing to Emma, “and you”—he pointed at me—“and the one who can be heard but not seen.” Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “I’m so much older than you. You seemed to have more to say to Frank than you ever had to me. You were funny with me, awkward, shy.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Her parents are standing behind her, looking a bit shy. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Don’t be shy about it, now. Books are important.” Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z At his uncle’s funeral, he notices a shy girl with cascading curls of brown hair. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I knew he was rather shy and I am not always easy at first meetings either. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z So I called out, in what I tried to make a weary tone: “Delighted you could join me. Why be so shy?” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m gauche and awkward, I dress badly, I’m shy with people. I warned you in Monte Carlo how it would be. You think I’m not right for Manderley.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z She was a few years older than he was and found his shy half smile cute. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Lyra wanted to ask all kinds of questions, but suddenly she felt shy of this massive man, with his little eyes so sharp and kindly among their folds and wrinkles. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z But he had been singing, and even though we couldn’t see his eyes for his shaggy hair, his shy smile confirmed it for us: he was human. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z It was warm and sweet and shy, like a flower unfurling. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She felt shy, a pleasant shyness, hearing him say she was beautiful. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I didn’t know the language or customs well enough, and anyway, I was too shy. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z There she was, sitting with one forearm on the table, her other hand cupping her chin—and a shy smile revealing tiny baby teeth that looked like little white kernels of corn. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z She can still picture the boy: white hair, shy hands, a melting smile. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Everyone knew, however, that Chicago was still 38 votes shy of the simple majority needed to win the fair. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z Both teenagers were shy and awkward, looking at each other more than at the camera. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I play the piano,” I tell him, suddenly feeling kinda shy myself. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Deja, who everyone knew was painfully shy, glanced up with the look of a frightened rabbit. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Hualpa has a nice face, but he never speaks with me. He is shyer than a deer. Cachi is not as handsome, but his eyes smile when he looks at me,” she would explain. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Those three girls were even more shy than I. They crowded around their mother with bowed heads and did not speak. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, it wasn’t that,” said Frank, “he’d lost his front teeth trying out a new mare, don’t you remember, and he was so shy about it he wouldn’t open his mouth.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There was a certain inner comfort in knowing he could knock down anybody who was snooty to him, although, being very shy and a thoroughly nice boy, he never fought except in the gym. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Too shy for people to even want to gossip about. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z Of course I was inexperienced, of course I was idiotic, shy and young. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Just saying it makes me shy and embarrassed. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z And—most remarkable— the attention came from all kinds of kids: shy mice and princesses, jocks and eggheads. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z As the apostle of building the biggest cyclotrons that technology and funding could produce, Ernest Lawrence was not shy about envisioning the new Berkeley cyclotron being funded by William Crocker’s donation on a grand scale. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z “Men. The wolves still keep their distance. These men are not so shy.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She had smiled and laughed and been so wonderfully shy and—and hadn’t Candy said that Ashley was her only friend? Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z It made him shy, the way he felt the first time they stood together in a mirror. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Idwar, still quiet and shy, became a confident young man on the field. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z But he had been so shy then, he never dared. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I'm still too shy to call her anything. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Dressed in faded, threadbare GoreTex, a couple of months shy of his sixty-ninth birthday, Pete was a gangly, slightly stooped man who had returned to the high reaches of the Himalaya after a long absence. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z And she gets a shy smile on her face and says, "I have to do this, okay?" Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The rangers parted to let him through, though one mare whinnied and shied away till Rory gave her reins a sharp tug. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Rachel shied away from the mirror, her cheeks pink with embarrassment. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She was hanging upside down from the top bunk to see if her hair would touch the floor, but her golden-blond locks came three inches shy, as she had suspected. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z “You look like one of them shy guys anyway. You know, I hate shy boys.” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z I gave her a shy wave and slipped back into my chair. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z When Mike had his back turned to us, Liam snuck a hand in the top box and held an orange out in front of my face, a shy smile on his lips. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z He snaps his jaws shut—just shy of little Jeanne’s neck. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z At first I think he’s shy or a man of few words. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Miss Leefolt look around, blind and shy, so I point to the side door. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Iliey call him “Lo,” which is short for Lothario, which is meant to be witty, for he is a shy and silent man, a widower. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His pegasus kept shying away from him, reluctant to let him mount. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He put on his boater with its wide black band before a mirror, to keep the angle shy of jaunty. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Try not to tumble off the horse. If you do, best waddle back to Pentos. Our shy maid will not wait for man nor dwarf.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z My siblings and little cousins continue to act shy around me, huddling together and whispering with each other in Quichua. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she started on Frank, poor shy faithful Frank. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “This is one I used to try to read to him last year, but”—her voice sounded almost shy—“I ain’t too hot a reader myself, as you can probably guess.” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Within a few more days, Dad seemed almost normal, except that he’d become tentative, even kind of shy. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Now the second dealer, a little man with a shy soft voice, took up the pearl, and he examined it carefully. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z With renewed vigor, she suckled Jen’s neck, wanting to brand her with a love bruise, then felt suddenly shy about it and stopped. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z It was the perfect place for someone as shy as Sasha—a ready-made cadre of like-minded people. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Initially, I was shy of the black students—afraid of what they’d discover about me. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It occurred to me that perhaps he thought I could not face it, that being shy, as he knew only too well, I should find myself unable to cope. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z He put out his hand to Ira, but she shied away from him. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt extremely shy, wary of committing a faux pas, and unequipped to participate in the high-flown and rapid-fire conversations. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I inched nearer to where the two stood, dying for autographs, but shy of asking. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I was a very shy and quiet child who barely talked to anyone. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z No fields of cowslips will rush into that opening, nor mornings free of flies and heat when the light is shy. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z And behind Javier, a shy boy, young and mousy, his hair black, his skin a light brown, peering out at Moss. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He kept blushing giddily in shy embarrassment and saying he was sorry when Yossarian came over to apologize for hitting him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She was strong but shy, a person of much knowledge but few words. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He had always been so shy and halting in his speech. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The baker, a shy but dignified man, nodded at the teacher, who nodded back. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Her hair was short and curly and she had the biggest, prettiest, shyest eyes he’d ever seen. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Maria wasn’t at all shy about coming up to the window. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I used to be really shy. I didn’t have any friends,” he confessed. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z He reached for the bucket, and though he wasn’t close, the little boy shied away at once. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Because he was related as a cross-cousin, and also because he had been the husband of her friend, she was familiar around him and not shy at all. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z They walked on side by side, suddenly shy with each other. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Folks say he’s so shy with words that weeks go by between one sentence and the next. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The vicar raised his hand like a shy kid in class. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z She was shy, and I was a nervous wreck most of the time, but we had fun. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The aches in her joints reminding her that she was still a few hours shy of a complete healing. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Even when my sister and I were teenagers, she seemed shy about changing her clothes in front of us. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Ghost emerged from the undergrowth so suddenly that the garion shied and reared. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She catches me in the rearview mirror watching her, so I don’t shy away from it. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I couldn’t be shy or embarrassed about my needs. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Widespread preoccupation with litigation, however, is not the only—or even the main—reason civil rights groups have shied away from challenging the new caste system. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Off the field he was an endearing, friendly kid, quiet and shy and respectful. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “And you, too, Sticky—pretty bold work. But what happened to the Sticky Washington I know? You know, the shy and timid one?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z He’s always been pretty shy and has a hard time making friends. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z This land was shy on trees but flush with rocks. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He looked down at the white flowers that brushed against her white skirt, and at first he was shy and glum and hardly answered. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z “Make the coffee,” he said softly and his voice was shy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Cute. That’s cute,” she said with a shy grin before she walked into class. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z But she just gave me a shy smile and mouthed the words “thank you.” Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Yet even if Elizebeth shied away from disclosure, she refused to become isolated. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “Not Gilbert. Him. Maybe you’re all sly and shy ’cause you think he don’t feel the same. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She looked at Ifemelu, a frank sizing up that was not shy to be a frank sizing up. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Should that fail, they were not shy about bursting into fits of bellicosity: cursing or even openly bullying customers. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Shorty threw the lever and the elevator went up and stopped about five feet shy of the floor upon which the white man worked. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa was quiet and shy with Sarah, and so was I. But Caleb talked to Sarah from morning until the light left the sky. Sarah, Plain and Tall 1985-04-25T00:00:00Z She wished she wasn’t shy, that she wasn’t shaped like a lima bean, and that her left ear didn’t stick out farther than her right. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Not to mention, I was two months shy of turning nineteen—the age she was when she married my dad. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z There's plenty of good strong opinion around and people here aren't shy about expressing it. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Now that his secret was out, Milo relaxed with Yossarian and Orr and inflated opulently with a vast, shy pride. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z We look at the two girls, and they look up and catch us watching, before they look away, all shy. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z They’re fearful about their own bodies, shy about what they say, afraid of being laughed at. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I stared at them, feeling shy about what I was going to say. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Margaret returned his gaze, shy and bold at the same time. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z But the angel was equal to that: he became a mouse and crept into Will’s shirt as if he were shy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z And then there’s a shy knock at the door. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z They’re not shy, but they were all looking at the ground while they talked with her. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Leon would pick Bailey: one of the weak kids, high honor student, but shy, introverted, always reading, his eyes red- rimmed behind the glasses. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Mama brought Jumper, who snorted and shied away at the sight of the dead animal. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z I prayed that, like most bonobos, he’d be shy of strangers. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z He was small in stature, timorous and shy by nature. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z He stumbled against the big palomino; it snorted and shied away. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I convinced Emma to take a turn around the fire with me, and though I was usually shy about dancing in public, this time I let myself go. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z They were big and shy and embarrassed and very appreciative together of anything that happened. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z It happened to us when we were a few hundred feet shy of the summit of Little Haystack Mountain. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z If he was shy now, he wouldn't get anything that he wanted. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The divorce took place in 1992, just a couple years shy of their twentieth wedding anniversary. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The shy giants wandered north and never returned. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Any reference to her personal eccentricities, even from Henry, made her shy. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Meg was absent-minded, shy, and silent, started when the bell rang, and colored when John’s name was mentioned. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z As is, she is shy and skittish, possibly because she never leaves the hive, but spends her days confined in darkness, a kind of eternal night, perpetually in labor. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And I become shy only when my older sister wonders what I am doing these days. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The house shied away from the presence, timbers creaking as it settled into its foundation. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Henry’s grin goes crooked and a little shy, dipping down to brush against Alex’s jaw. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He had a shy and hopeful manner in each new contact, and he was always disappointed. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z On the evening of July 17, 1918, a month shy of Alexei’s fourteenth birthday, a firing squad instigated by the Bolsheviks burst into the czar’s house and assassinated the whole family. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z My older brother looked embarrassed, and my younger one shy, as I clung to them. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z I tell him I don’t want him to watch me while I put this thing on; I’m still shy in front of him, about my body. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He was only about two inches high; and he had a mouse’s sharp nose, a mouse’s tail, a mouse’s whiskers, and the pleasant, shy manner of a mouse. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z Small houses, grand farmhouses, and the Paradise Park Campground, which would have been a perfect stop for the night, if it weren’t a few miles shy of her destination: Marengo, Illinois. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The visiting child was a shy, skinny boy about my height who was clinging to his cousin nervously. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Some of them I have known only slightly—because they were shy and I didn’t see them often, or because they died soon after I first met them. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Oliver follows behind with a shy smile on his face. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z It went from puzzlement to alarm to puzzlement, and then finally to a shy little grin. Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I stopped for a moment, feeling shy, but Rachel slid over and signaled for me to move next to her. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Dalgard was a tall man in his fifties, with metal-framed glasses, pale blue eyes, a shy manner, and a soft drawl that he had picked up in Texas at veterinary school. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z What I hadn’t counted on was that those three sailors would be quite so shy. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He avoided commitment and strong feelings, and shied away from decisions. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z It was funny to see her act shy. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Mother had left home after her marriage, as introverted and conservative, and possibly even more shy and bookish, than any of the others. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s bandaged from around my thumb to just shy of my elbow. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z The gulls shied a few feet, then returned to picking through the grass. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Then his eyes met hers and he smiled a slow shy smile and somehow, while he wasn’t good-looking, he was nicer than good-looking. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “All right,” I said softly, feeling a little shy. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He saw a shy but shamefaced curiosity in her, and several times she’d seemed about to speak, and then think better of it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It made people shy when they walked on it, since carpets were not originally intended for mere floors. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z You shied away from nothing, fell into a thorn-bush and frightened a cat as badly as it frightened you. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Lyddie would have felt shy about forming her letters so laboriously in front of Diana, but Diana took up a book and made Lyddie feel as though she were alone. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Beth, who was collecting the scattered Author cards, looked up and said, in her shy yet friendly way, “I’m afraid you are tired. Can I do anything for you?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The mind shies away from a head tax, a facility tax. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m too shy to say anything back, and he keeps walking. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Johnny had always thought her a shy girl, but she stood up straight before the Judge, speaking in her clear, low voice. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimple smiled and pushed her glasses up on her nose, her eyes darting away like she was shy. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z "Okay, you're shy about public speaking, but how does that apply to writing down the answers? If you can read, then you can write, right?" Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z When Nigro introduced Bobby to writer Murray Shumach of The New York Times, the boy shied away and just looked down at his shoes. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z She is perhaps ten years old or so, with wary eyes and a shy smile. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Amy transferred in third grade and was as shy and quiet as I was. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She wasn't shy, but when she spoke, certain words tended to leave her mouth reluctantly, as if they'd been forced out against their will. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z At the university, teachers had shied away from topics like racial oppression, lack of opportunities for Africans, and the nest of laws and regulations that subjugate the black man. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The dream was always the same: a shy boy—not unlike Virgil—gets terribly lonely, takes a walk in the forest, and begs a rock to eat him. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z And since I am shy, I don’t say anything, just hold out my hand with the letter. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z I have a gorilla’s shy gaze, a gorilla’s sly smile. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z But Iphitos had come there tracking strays, twelve shy mares, with mule colts yet unweaned. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z That was all good because I liked shy girls. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z Ash was conscious of the other people in the marquee looking at her, and she felt constrained and shy. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s usually shy—outspoken at home, but reserved around other people. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Thorn smoothed her skirt, not looking at Seven but not appearing afraid or shy either. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Especially when he was being shy and letting his head hang forward. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z Birdie liked people, liked when they did embarrassing things like talk too much when they were nervous, or act shy because they didn’t know how to hide it. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He attempted to kiss her again and she shied away. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z But Will, not put off by being shy, said, “When does your dæmon stop changing shape?” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Twenty-nine years old, he is a slender man with delicate features, a shy, moody temperament, and astounding physical strength. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z He’s looking right into her eyes, and she’s looking into his, and he’s not being shy and maybe he doesn’t even like her anymore. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I felt suddenly shy without his presence to cover my cheek, and my hair fell across my scar as if it had a mind of its own. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Well, come in, come in, don’t be shy. We gots a lot to talk about, don’t we?” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She stepped out of the finishing pose and ducked her head, looking suddenly shy. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z She didn’t say much; she was too shy. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Even their horses seemed disturbed, shying away from what seemed to be a disembodied child. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “He said that the reason he doesn’t come to court so often is because he’s rather shy.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And his smell... even the mare they’d brought for him shied away when he tried to mount. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There’s been so much shy grinning at her, it’s even kind of bold. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Little Jimmy was quiet and shy and bad at football and, well, little. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In comparison, Ash felt clumsy and shy, and sometimes she caught herself staring at Gwen as if she were some kind of exotic bird about to take flight. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Then everyone cheered or bayed or neighed or trumpeted or clapped its wings and the royal pair stood looking solemn and a little shy, but all the nobler for their shyness. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z They remained to trouble me after I’d leave the library each afternoon and feel myself shy—unsteady, speaking simple sentences at the grocer’s or the butcher’s on my way back to my bed-sitter. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And there’s Hilda, who is always worried Imre will be robbed because he sells diamond rings on Forty-Seventh Street, and their children, Eva and Ezra, who are too shy to talk. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She felt shy for the first time in years and ran into the bathtub room to change. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I wasn’t normally shy, but the way they stared at me made me uncomfortable. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z What made him feel shy was the knowledge that the Director disapproved—disapproved and yet had been betrayed into doing the forbidden thing. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z My father was a strong dude before he decided to throw in the towel and become obese, three manicottis shy of a life-ending coronary. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z “Virgil’s really nice. And he’s shy, like I said before. He even has a pet rat.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z While Papa went inside the house with an envelope, I waited on the porch, asking them questions they were too shy to answer. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He never could resist a shy girl—all that caution and mystery. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z We did not lose money on the wine, and the girl was shy but nice about bringing it The old woman looked in once and counted the empty bottles. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Now she was in command of the regiment’s second squadron, and Galya was a little shy of her battle-hardened and serious pilot. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z What I am now describing, incidentally, is one of many instances I could relate to you to underline Lord Darlington's essentially shy and modest nature. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z She shied it at the child, which lay unmoving. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Her children saw striking changes in Shin’s confidence and social skills after a couple of years in California: he was less shy, quicker to smile, and became something of a hugger. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z I wasn’t shy, but I also wasn’t sure I needed any of that messiness in my life outside school. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Or there, almost invisible against a leaf, is the lacewing, with green gauze wings and golden eyes, shy and secretive, descendant of an ancient race that lived in Permian times. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z We were all too shy to make much progress as friends. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He is shy in bed, easily surprised, quickly delighted. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He could feel it when someone recognized him, and it made him shy and awkward. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Papa! and then shy Rosetta runs to him and does the same, and the rest of the childrens gaze at Mr. Pomodoro with big, round eyes, very black, like the eyes of kindly puppies. The Unfinished Angel 2009-09-22T00:00:00Z She was shy and didn’t speak much, either. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The newt, although fairly common in English ponds, is not often seen by ordinary people because it is a shy and murky creature. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z She said it in a shy way, laughing a little. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “Oh, it’s not art, really,” Connor said with a shy smile. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Not like Tobias, who is almost shy when he smiles, like he is surprised you bothered to look at him in the first place. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z I hear that she still too shy to sing right out strong. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Trip tossed her her T-shirt and she tugged it over her head, suddenly shy at the thought of his eyes on her body. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Their ruthless comments shaped my personality and turned me into a shy, insecure, quiet girl. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z As he got near the barn, he shied at a rock in the grass, stumbled, rared up, and raced away, tail arched high. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Laura began, snapping on the overly bright overhead light, scaring off whatever shy passion Yoyo, with the blue thread of her writing, had just begun coaxing out of a labyrinth of feelings. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Liyana had never been shy to sing in front of people. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “What do they tell in Karhide?” he would say, rubbing his legs, which tormented him with aches and shooting pains, and turning to me his face with its shy, sly, patient smile. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z His words are spoken with a quiet fierceness, and I suddenly feel shy of him. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Valley didn’t change her position, but she had shifted a bit closer to Thorn and there was a small, shy smirk on her face. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z It was another good one, so he picked it off, slow, because for some reason he felt a little shy about telling Ernie the next part. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He pictured his father, who must have been a shy and quiet boy, for he was a shy and quiet man, seated with his group, waiting to be called to the stage. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Several times they heard the drumming of a great woodpecker, the shyest of birds. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z By the start of my senior year, I have taken so many sociology classes, I am only a few credits shy of a degree. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z At eight, she is quiet, shy, and obedient. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He is hesitant around me, kind of respectfully shy. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The courtyard was no place for a person who was shy of being touched. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The mare snorted and shied away from the sudden motions. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z When she first pulled me into the van, I thought she was just shy and skittish around strangers. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I remained cloistered by sounds, timid and shy in public, too dependent on voices at home. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Ash did not know what to say, suddenly feeling shy, so she stood there at the very edge of the shade and looked down at the ground. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked away, a sign that indeed he would like a cold beer but was too shy to say so. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The soldier with the shy smile was all alone. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z This has never happened before, but I feel shy around them. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z They feel they have earned their money, and they are not shy about spending it. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z His mind, as though shying away from something, seemed unable to concentrate. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z My own mouth was never shy about adding details that the boys had overlooked. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Ben’s not shy about using cheat codes for money, so we’ve got a huge indoor pool and a sunroom for parties. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Beloved hopped off his stool to help her with the box, and jam gave a shy wave from across the kitchen as Redemption hugged his aunt. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I had one picture of Ashley, dressed in her prim sweater, her smile shy. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The shy girl she had known at Riverrun had grown into a woman who was by turns proud, fearful, cruel, dreamy, reckless, timid, stubborn, vain, and, above all, inconstant. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I could see she despised me, marking with all the snobbery of her class that I was no great lady, that I was humble, shy and diffident. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I mean, I’m not really shy or nothing, but Monday was just better at talking to strangers. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z John smiled back at her, a smile that, despite the shy gratitude it was meant to convey, did not escape being ironic, or even malicious. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I felt shy, but they didn’t because it was their house. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Zaheera, as beautiful as she was, was extremely shy, so there weren’t as many guys after her. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “Don’t get you nowhere being shy,” the boy says. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z And as a few strokes on the nose will make a puppy head shy, so a few rebuffs will make a boy shy all over. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They’d be a good couple, really, The Taker and Josie, with her shy smile and plaid skirt and suspenders, her hair dyed jet-black. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z In middle school, Sasha was brainy, shy, and introverted, the kind of kid who is easy to overlook. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He met a shy, pretty girl named Matilde in Huamuxtidan, married her, and returned with her to New York, again illegally, all in a matter of weeks. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z "I do like somebody," she said, all shy. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I took her hand and we pushed into the house, snaking through a maze of skittish animals that shied from our touch. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z When we got to Deborah’s car, her two grandsons—Davon and Alfred, who were just shy of their eighth and fourth birthdays —sat in the backseat screaming at each other. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z He looked down at his shoes all shy and then peeked up at me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Being shy, I didn’t cry out for help. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “The one outside? She is very pretty. Very shy.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z One of her young hostages brought her morning meal, a plump shy girl named Mezzara, whose father ruled the pyramid of Merreq, and Dany gave her a happy hug and thanked her with a kiss. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z There, just shy of the city, the Uzumark broadened into a delta and was sliced into ribbons by boulders and small islands before simply vanishing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z He’d look a lot better if only he smiled, but Piers is an orphan — he’ s proud and he’s shy. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z The first time it conked out, we were still an hour shy of the New Mexico border. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z But that night, the first since the beginning of whatever this new' arrangement was between us — I had no name for it — I felt shy of him. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The idea opened up a new field of possibilities, Frank Crawley being so shy, so dull. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Almost every visit began with an embrace, but some beginnings were shy or tentative. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I just wish instead of being so shy, you’d step up and accept our gratitude. We honestly couldn’t have accomplished so many installations without you.” The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They felt momentarily young and untroubled, almost like teen-age lovers, and they instinctively shied away from talking much for fear of upsetting this fragile miracle, a gift they had never expected to receive. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But Griffith, an unassuming, painfully shy scientist—“this tiny man who...barely spoke above a whisper”—could hardly be expected to broadcast the broader relevance or appeal of his results. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Bobcats—admittedly much smaller creatures than mountain lions—are known to exist in considerable numbers and yet are so shy and furtive that you would never guess their existence. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z She went toward the larger shelf to the right of the door, but she felt strangely shy about actually touching the books. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z Or if they did, they shied away as if she had the grey plague. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She’s the new girl I told you about who is so shy you can hardly notice her breathing. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z And under all of this was a shrinking— a shy shrinking. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z This really shy girl, Poppy, came up with our app. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z By now Gogol is just shy of six feet tall, his body slender, his thick brown-black hair slightly in need of a cut. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z She gave me her shy smile and fidgeted with the fringe of her scarf as if expecting a reproach. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z There had always been something inward and painfully shy about Mike, but the death of his father forced him to grow up even faster than he already had. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Then March came, breaking the back of winter with warmth permeating the cold, and with the smell of spring drifting daily to tease hope and to give shy promise of a coming radiance. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “That was Virgil, not the universe. You can see how shy he is. He carries a rodent in his backpack, Gen. A rodent.” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She looked pretty, sure, beautiful even, but what you really felt was that she was quiet and shy and somewhat uncomfortable posing. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I don’t recognize the other girl, a white girl with brown hair and freckles who gives me a shy smile. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “She was shy about it,” Mr. P said. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z I’m not shy or anything, but I didn’t really feel like knocking on the front door of a house belonging to someone I didn’t know. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Bronn had done well enough; she was doe-eyed and slim, with small firm breasts and a smile that was by turns shy, insolent, and wicked. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Wes wanted to know more and, never shy, he approached the boys. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z “I should think I could, miss,” said I, in a shy way. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z I was just a couple of miles shy of the next station. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Some were shy and some were bold, some sweet and some sullen, but all were innocent. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At first Herbie shied away from Stephanie because she was a moody person who seldom spoke, and somehow her silence, her lack of complaints, placed her above the other VISTAs in an almost accusatory fashion. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Not the shy squeak of a mouse pup. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Yeah, well, I’m shying away from ancient classical names. And besides, if he has a Mexican name, then maybe he’ll feel more Mexican.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z She was a shy woman, so courteous she spoke in a voice barely higher than a whisper and she would not raise her pretty hazel eyes to meet my gaze. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “I guess it is,” he says, a shy smile emerging on his face, which had turned serious when talking about his dad. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z They loved the grooming, but sometimes they were a little shy of the dandy brush when we came close to tender spots. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z She was too shy to ask him what the job was, or to tell him she knew how to type. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I could explain it by arguing that profiting from a pitiful flying fish’s navigational mistake made me shy and sorrowful, while the excitement of actively capturing a great dorado made me sanguinary and self-assured. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z I hope she’s a little bit shy and likes to draw and read, and I hope she doesn’t think it’s babyish to send Morse code messages. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day, she showed her Martian to Tab and Emily, feeling shy. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z He wrote and then erased, “Most of these slight variations tend to become hereditary’ He did not shy away from problems; he listed them. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z And I wasn’t shy because we were trying to act like grown-ups, and we drank brandy. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z She smiled to herself; how absurdly shy he had been! Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The girl was shy and did not look at him, but he could tell that she was beyond doubt the most beautiful girl in that part of the country. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z But Hunt was skeptical and not shy about expressing his doubts. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He had a little pointed chin beard now, and threads of silver in his dark hair, though he was still shy of thirty. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He was shy and ill at ease with Nancy. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “He must not only be a shy billionaire. He must be a real ugly billionaire.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Not the shy girl with the tangled black hair in her face, but instead her fraternal twin brother. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I was not going to be nervous and shy of the servants any more. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Not a smirk, either—a shy little smile, like the sun peeking behind the clouds. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He was holding out both his arms, inviting an embrace, but I was suddenly shy. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The way they spoke in exclamation points and always teased him for being too shy, too quiet, and how they thought it was silly that he was afraid of the dark. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The racetrack is south of town and just shy of insanity if you ask me,” Holly said. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Gary was in the popular group but kind of shy and Zaheera was in the popular group but kind of shy, so his friends and her friends set them up together, like an arranged marriage. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z When he nods, it’s almost shy, but moments later, he’s serious again. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Mostly because he was too shy, and because also he had been brought up in a society where such invitations were often largely a matter of social course and not to be taken that seriously. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “And you didn’t say anything because you’re new in town, and business is shy enough.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z He slides into the seat in front of her, but first, he gives her a shy smile. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Many a night, and this night is no different, a shy voice calls out of the darkness, begging their pardon. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Giti was no longer as shy, or as serious, as before. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Everybody knows that I’m the girl who’s really shy and practically faints at the sight of a boy. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “There’s so little of her, I’m afraid to say much, for fear she will slip away altogether, though she is not so shy as she used to be,” began their father cheerfully. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z The first time I saw his triangular form teetering and tottering about the zoo, I was shy to approach him. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Most people think that, because I don’t say much, I’m the shyest king to ever walk the earth, but I’m not actually shy. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Not the shy ice cream bells’ giggle of Rachel and Lucy’s family, but all of a sudden and surprised like a pile of dishes breaking. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t believe anything makes you shy,” he said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The ones who practiced the shy, downward glance, who pretended giggly outrage when a boy made a suggestive remark, who waited to be seen and never made the first move. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Nately shook his head, his cheeks darkening with shy and regretful mortification. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z She brings her hand hesitantly to my face, her shy eyes speaking an unfamiliar language. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z “Well, some of them are pretty shy, Ben. Just like any other kind of woman. They need a firm, experienced masculine hand to guide them,” Sammy said. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The rebels, so close it seems one could shy pebbles and strike, build their own fortifications across the channel. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Maybe it’s shy. I don’t know why you don’t chuck it, Harry.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “No, no. I mean, were you shy as a girl? What am I saying, you’re still a girl. But I mean when you were young?” Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Outside their state I think Texans are a little frightened and very tender in their feelings, and these qualities cause boasting, arrogance, and noisy complacency—the outlets of shy children. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment I am shy and lower my head, then I take off my helmet and look up. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z She’s the most positive person in the world, and amazing and fun to be around, but in a strange and happy way sometimes she seems to be about nine bricks shy of a full load. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z Pile a layer of Kotex above whatever you were trying to hide, the Island cousins once advised her, and the officers would shy from probing. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Though reserved to the point of being shy, the sheriff was adept at assuming undercover identities, having pretended to be everything from a cow rustler to a counterfeiter. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She is killing me with her shy loveliness. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z He bobbed his head like a shy schoolboy and picked up his briefcase. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I had always worried that guys would shy away when they heard about my history. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She looked kind of shy for a second. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z Though he fought shy of her and her desire, he lay with her each night, for she compelled him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re right,” said my uncle, but he was shy and walked in back of her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He put on his shy grin as they wheeled around to face the girls. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He answered questions from Linton and Judge Willmore in clipped language, polite on its face, but distant and just shy of hostile. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He was a shy man, interested only in natural history, who had never fought with anybody in his life. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m Oliver,” the other boy says as he gives a shy wave. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z This was just shy of halfway through the interview. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z In fact they were so silent and shy of eye contact that Reynie tried not to greet them or even look at them much. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z The thing is, I don’t think I’m shy. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z He inched himself on his bottom, like a shy crab, toward the tip-top of the slope, to the highest spot, where he sat, washed in sunlight, surveying the kingdom that was Snowberger’s. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The sea lay quiedy, bathed in a shy, light-footed light, a dancing play of black and silver that extended without limits all about me. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z If the Laurences had been what Jo called ‘prim and poky’, she would not have got on at all, for such people always made her shy and awkward. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “He shies a bit on his right side.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Half the horses shied at the last second, breaking their charge before die row of spears. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The party that he got started was now happening, full-out, but now he was all of a sudden too shy to participate. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z "He did with me too," Lysa had whispered, shy and breathless. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Wolves are shy, Kapugen had said, and they desert their dens if discovered by man; yet this pack had not. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Not ghosts this time, Mr. Ng,” I answer, shy to be talking about ghosts in front of Ginia. Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z He was excited and at the same time shy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I know you want to see it all, you’ve wanted to for a long time, and you were too shy to ask. It’s a lovely room, isn’t it? The loveliest room you have ever seen.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z For a moment his voice sounded neither very nice nor very shy. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z It is intensely shy, nests in bramble and thorn, eats large insects and fairies, flies only in heavy rain and otherwise remains hidden in its tear-shaped nest. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z She was all dressed up like she’d been invited to a party, and she wasn’t the least bit shy about sticking her nose in front of the cameras. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He reached a hand to her face, as if to touch it, then got shy and let it drop. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Friends described him as shy, smart, and always ready to help anyone who asked. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z I chased up and down streets and alleys, sticking to the shadows and shying away from the flickering streetlamps. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He smiles a real quick shy smile, and then he looks down at his shoes. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z “His interest was so whole-hearted and obvious that the shyest, most tongue-tied adventurer found himself speaking with entire freedom,” Kermit wrote. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z They had been clumsy and shy at first, but the giddiness that flooded through her after the kiss had plowed through all those nerves. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Now that the moment had come, Ash felt unexpectedly shy, and all the words she had thought she might say abandoned her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They saw the first house an hour shy of evenfall, a snug little thatch-roofed cottage surrounded by fields of wheat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But the moment I approached and reached for the saddlebag, he shied away, making me miss my footing and nearly fall on my face. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z He had few friends because he was shy, and even if he did make a friend, we weren’t allowed to have gentile friends. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The first flames appeared, shy as maidens, darting and dancing from log to leg. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The night’s warm, shy, barely touching our skin. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z I read that the male okapi is smaller than the female, and more shy, and that hardly anything else is known about them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I kept trying to talk to Ellie, but she was shy and didn’t want to talk. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z “All day. I tried to feed her, but she waved the food away. I think she's shy.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s not that it was mushy, but I felt sort of shy about it. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z When the mist dispersed, however, later that afternoon in our living room, he was once again a short, shy man, in black, polyester-blend clothes and a plastic collar. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He walked out of the dark and came towards her with a shy lonely smile. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew I shied away from it intentionally. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I think Uncle Tom was as shy as we were. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Tea Cake with his shy grin and Motor Boat with his face like a little black cherubim just from a church tower doing amazing things with anybody’s dice. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Her classmates would remember her as a shy and often self-conscious young woman who kept to herself and concentrated on her musical studies. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z So we were shy at first, your father and I, neither of us able to speak to each other in our Chinese dialects. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Without her, he is so shy it is crushing. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He journeyed to Athens to visit Socrates and then found himself too shy to introduce himself. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Some officers were not shy about actually firing. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew right off that they were shy, and unused to company. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z Now, normally I am very shy, but Nothing seemed like the kind of guy you could just walk up to at a football game even though you were three years younger and not popular. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z She knows what she wants, and she isn’t shy about saying it. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Now she's blushing too, a shy smile pulling at the comers of her mouth. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom didn’t flinch, didn’t shy away from the discomfort of it. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He snaps and spins away from the water, hands on his hips, and suddenly, Sandy Sanders isn’t so shy anymore. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “On my leg,” I lied, shying from telling her where the bite was. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Although he is in his teens, Enrique is small, just shy of five feet, even when he straightens up from a slight stoop. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z I use the shy, look-up-through-the- bangs smile for staff members, and the crinkly-eye smile with a quick shake of my head if a teacher asks me for an answer. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z “She’s shy about her real name. For no good reason, if you ask me. It’s a perfectly fine name.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Having been paid for, and in advance, she has be- come a commodity, and a shy man can be gay with her and even brutal to her. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Nobody was shy, because in the camps there had been showers and latrines with no partitions between them. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Her hands rose to my cheeks but stopped just shy of making contact. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Soojin’s sister, a fourth grader, reminds me of a mini, shyer, and quieter version of Soojin and often makes me wish I had a real little sister—in addition to Rabiya. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The Glow-worm, who at the best of times was a very shy and silent creature, sat glowing with pleasure near the tunnel entrance. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z He was only a little boy, ten years old, with hair like dusty yellow grass and with shy polite gray eyes, and with a mouth that worked when he thought. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z RiRi, now seven, was always curious and not shy with her questions. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The villagers were rough shy people, awed by a wizard's staff, wary of a strange face, but hospitable to one who came alone, over sea, before a storm. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z She wore her white pajamas under her clothes so she wasn’t shy at all to slip her dress off right in front of them. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Still, she wasn’t shy about using her bulk to intimidate her opponents. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I turned my head to the side, feeling suddenly shy. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The younger one was shy and awkward and seemed much more comfortable simply bringing her things: bags of ice, glasses of water, tea with honey. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The windows were dark, the Clutters asleep, and as for Teddy, the farm’s watchdog—well, Teddy was famously gun- shy. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She was beautiful, fresh-faced, and the smile was everything—wide, shy, electric. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z She shook her head no, but her mother said, “Oh, Moushumi’s just being shy, she knows very well how to play ‘Jingle Bells.’” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z As I moved down from the ridge, none shied away or showed the least tension at my presence. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “The way you play. Surely your patron is encouraging you to focus on your music ” “I don’t have a patron, Denn,” I said with a shy smile. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But I was also shy with my teachers, afraid to ask them for permission to go to the bathroom. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z A girl who knew Robert as a child in New York City described him as “very frail, very pink-cheeked, very shy, and very brilliant.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Yes, she wanted to say with shy delight. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Now, now, my child,” Grandfather said with a smile, “since when have you become so shy?” In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z A fidgety scholar, though: He seemed quite shy, or at the very least anxious. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Digory never spoke on the way back, and the others were shy of speaking to him. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z But first, he gives her a shy smile. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Suddenly, Exhibit bolted inward, shying from something to his right. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes flicked to James, and she felt shy all of a sudden, but he was smiling. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Is he just too shy to say he loves me? The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Our Arts Master was a shy retiring man called Arthur Norris who kept himself well apart from the rest of the staff. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Jon noticed the shy looks she gave Robb as they passed between the tables and the timid way she smiled at him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I was a painfully shy, awkward kid, with low self-esteem and almost no social skills—a side effect of spending most of my childhood inside the OASIS. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Less than a week shy of his nineteenth birthday, Bobby Fischer had just established himself as one of the most extraordinary chess players in the world. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Volpe, a day or so later, asked me if I would want to play the role of the shy younger brother in his upcoming play, Neil Simon’s Come Blow Your Horn. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z He waited for the mare to shy away from the yellow form that moved toward them; but the horse was upwind and did not stir. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z It looked tidy and rectangular under its canopy, so that you were shy of sitting down. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z But at just one week shy of turning fifty-five years old, he still had “the energy of a boy.” Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z She handed us two beat-up old spoons and said, “Don’t be shy, you two just about missed supper, you’d best hurry up.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z The three of us, though, weren’t the least bit shy about standing up for another round of applause. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z The players were walking off the field at an old football stadium where youth soccer games were now played, when Tracy spotted Grace, whom she recalled as shy and scared. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Lin-lin’s shy smile was genuinely glad, and Bai Shan’s look was one of sincere congratulation. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When she faced her mother she was shy, downcast, sullen. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z At first I swung wildly, battering Manolo Colon, the smart, shy boy who liked me. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, it’s probably a diamond ring. Five carats or more. Probably sent by a stranger who has seen me from afar. A shy billionaire who’s been inflamed to passion by the sight of my body.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He was an extremely shy, gentle young man of twenty-two or -three, a law student at N.Y.U., and altogether a very memorable person. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z I had always been too shy to approach him. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Sensing this, perhaps, Alex was shy and quiet and spoke mainly in Swahili to his family. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z Then a week after we moved in, Jennifer popped up on my porch looking shy but friendly. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I find myself feeling shy, and I stand stiff and awkward. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z How many times hadn’t the sweet, shy girl in the white jacket taken care of my prescriptions. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He wasn’t shy about telling us where society was going wrong. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The shyest of the three girls, she was slow to take to Alpharetta. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z These shy little animals had come back soon after the Aleuts had left and now there seemed to be as many of them as before. Island of the Blue Dolphins 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then show me how not that shy you are?” Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z He gets this shy, un-Sonny-like smile as we climb the steps. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z She was a solemn-eyed, shy little girl, slow of speech, but quick to laugh. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z My brother Chris was handsome and shy, a sweet, skinny kid with the greatest smile in the world. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z If he had been, I’d have been shy, I wouldn’t have known how to talk to him. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Evan also wasn't shy about extolling the virtues of weed and how it opened his mind to things he couldn't explore when he was sober. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “This is an associate of mine, no need to be shy.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Efrits are supposed to be shy, but jinn are vicious and cunning... An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Viwe was a sightly but shy girl who stayed close to her mother’s hip as she gave me a quick hug. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z A shy smile, strong arms, clever fingers, and two sure swords. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Spurge shied away from Werfel’s rage, but Werfel seized his shoulder and pulled the white fur hood down further so it covered the elf’s face. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z She thinks he likes her, only he’s so shy, you can’t tell. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z It was time for Hyacinth to be more than just the fourth Vanderbeeker, the shy one, the scared one. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z He was a nice boy, a friendly boy, and very shy, and it made him bitter. The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z There was a knock on the door and when Mami opened it, Francisco stood in the hall, a shy smile on his lips. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z “Gome, do not be shy. Shall we take care of the pup? She looks soon to expire, anyway.” Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Rush was never shy with his opinions, and standing there in the LeMaigres’ parlor, he boldly announced that the disease they now confronted was the dreaded yellow fever. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z This is certainly one reason why Dedd shies from these interviews. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sherman’s Bookstore in Bar Harbor didn’t have it in stock, and she was too shy to ask the clerk to order it. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z At that sound he shied like a horse among the creepers and ran once more till he was panting. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z Groves, the son of an army chaplain, was a West Point graduate who tipped the scale at three hundred pounds and was not shy about throwing his weight around. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z They were ripe, or very close, just shy of being dry, and the worms and squirrels had been at them, but they still found enough to cut the edge off their hunger. The River 1991-06-01T00:00:00Z He ducks his head, almost like he’s...shy! Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Grenn's mount shied at the scent of him; even now, after more than a year, the horses were uneasy in the presence of the direwolf. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z My lips parted at the sight of green bananas, just a few days shy of being ripe. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The shy, plump girls were like sea lions, lurking in the depths. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He fell for the shy singer with the soft laughter and huge sparkling eyes who was almost as tall as he, and Marian, as she later admitted, was attracted to Orpheus. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Why was she shy about seeing them again? In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z He was lean, a warm smile etched on his face, frail and shy. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “And you are . . . ?” “Rose Spencer, age eleven,” Rose said, sounding shy. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z But my father was not shy, I realized, when I’d watch him speaking Spanish with relatives. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But whenever people came around, I got shy. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z At school, I’m too shy to fight my way into the inner circle of Sam’s fans. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z At night we kissed, shy at first but quickly bold, and discovered pleasure and solace in each other’s arms. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z At last I stopped, a little shy for having talked so much. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe he’s shy, Cinnamon. Maybe he’ll tell you how thrilled he was to see the sign.” Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “Well, she wasn’t shy about the idea of writing books. She was shy about the kind of books she wanted to write.” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Hanako felt a little shy to be with her grandfather alone. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He was shy in high school, but then he started playing drums and freshman year of college joined a punk band, and boom, girlfriends. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was him who’d stuck up for me when I first came to live with Aunt Ivy and Uncle Holt, so shy I couldn’t get my own name out. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z It was something about the big pihon tree at the edge of the clearing; the horses shied away from it and blew air through their nostrils when the men tried to ride them near it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z But she didn’t answer, only looked at me in that shy way of hers, and I didn’t know how to go on. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He was almost the shyest boy in Salinas. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He is shy of me as I am sometimes shy of Djo. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hush, Gen. Virgil and I are in middle school. It doesn’t work that way. Besides, Virgil’s shy. Can’t you see that?” Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Faces say more than you think. Even mine. Don’t be shy. Say what’s on your mind.” The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z "Doesn’t matter. I figured you were just shy or something. They should’ve introduced themselves to you anyway." The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z She felt shy suddenly, like...like there was something new between them, something different. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Then it happened again, with a shy smile. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Alfyn’s member was a wee thing, even smaller than yours, but he was never shy with where he stuck it. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I could tell he was going to say something serious, because he was very shy, and I'd heard him dear his throat in that same way before giving an important economics lecture. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Jill was five years old and so shy, she never said a word. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They shy away from the truck as it rattles into town; they hide their faces, their families; their shops brim with shoes plucked off the dead. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z He hasn’t been around, but maybe he’s been too shy to reach out. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z No one guessed that their shy, pale coworker was capable of leading a double life. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She persisted in the pretense that her shy demeanor in the presence of boys prevented her from dating them. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z When I could round one up long enough to talk, I found diem shy, proud, and immensely trustful. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Con pulled his horse to a stop and slid out of the saddle, but when his feet touched the ground he felt unexpectedly shy. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z I actually ducked behind Aly, hiding because I suddenly felt so shy. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He had raised his two sons to be loving and caring, and like Morrie, they were not shy with their affection. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a shy little bird and, like other owls, was most active after dark. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’d already lost his family twice before. Once in Poland and then again here—his adopted family. So when you and Aunt Susie came along ...” “Once bombed, twice shy?” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z When a big lilac bush threw leaf patterns on the walk ahead of us, Grandma shied like a horse. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Very slowly, with the hesitating gesture of one who reaches forward to stroke a shy and possibly rather dangerous bird, he put out his hand. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z While another voice added, ‘That Richard especially seems so timid and shy.’ Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I suddenly feel so shy that I can’t even look at him. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z I felt shy about it, like I needed to prepare before I performed for him—if I ever would perform for him. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Had he actually thought this guy was shy a few hours ago? Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z ‘We’ll drink to Goblin. Pot-boy, give that tankard to this young man. You know, of course, there’s no real cure for a horse that shies as badly as that?’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z He was too shy to come sit by me in class. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Don’t even say it. If there is one thing you’re not, at least inside this tree, it’s shy.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z This time the towering fellow swung on him like a shying horse. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood taller than me, but his face was still boyish, his manner boyishly shy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z My evasive action consists of smiling like an idiot, hiding my face in my own shoulder as though I’m too shy to deserve to live, giggling a bit and mumbling. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z She stands two inches shy of six feet—a half-foot shorter than me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z In her shy, soft-spoken way, she helped me feel confident about my studies, and by the next progress report, my grades had returned to normal. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The horse shied, just as it might have shied in the old, miserable days when it pulled a hansom. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z I was shy back then around people I didn’t know. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Being quite shy, I did so with a quavering voice and a reddened face. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He got up and felt shy when she glanced at his naked body. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She was flushed and laughing by the last kiss, suddenly shy again, but it made no matter. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The rest of the day, I hid in my room, filling out the dog adoption application and researching bichon frises and how to care for shy dogs online. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “Everybody knows about the baby, dear. There is nothing to be shy about The King and I are quite excited to see whether he will be like his father.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Blue eyes that turn down, giving her a shy way about her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Anyway,” said Ximena, now seeming a little shy, “I just wanted to tell you that.” Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z Babiki was so shy that she didn’t talk much to begin with, and I was so inept with women that I didn’t know how to talk to her. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “My mom’s really shy. Sometimes it’s okay when people ask about her accent. But other times she just wants to buy a gallon of milk without having to explain herself.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z At the midday break he had exchanged smiles with the new one, a shy female named Harriet. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z |
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