Sentence examples for I timid from inspiring English sources

Foster Sidney recalls, "He knew I had these aspirations, but he said, 'One actor in the family.' I, timid little thing, said, 'Yes, dear.' " Their marriage was contentious, with Sidney resenting Foster Sidney's "bourgeois" background; they separated, and had no children, but did not divorce until 1977.

Though I was timid when I first approached them, they were eager to be filmed.

She picked up two titles, one of them called My Father Is a Timid Man, the other, My Mother Is a Violent Woman.

When I was a kid myself, I was timid and skinny.

Nor can I picture myself, even if I were timid and virtually blind, abetting my psychopathic husband in these behaviors for 12 minutes, much less as many years.

Like most people in their early 20s I was timid, and didn't think I had the authority to say much of anything at all.

But then I remembered how timid I'd been with Sara Monopoli, and all those studies about how much doctors beat around the bush.

I was always timid, I didn't want to go to the doctor.

I wanted to take it further, but I felt timid.

I've tried my hardest during my two years at Syracuse but somehow, under the pressure of suddenly being surrounded by good writers, I went timid and all the energy disappeared from my work–I've lost the magic indeed, have somehow become a plodding, timid, bad realist.

"I'm timid," Goffin said, "but not on the court, at least, I try not to be".