Sentence examples for am shy from inspiring English sources

The phrase "am shy" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used in informal spoken contexts, but it requires a subject to be grammatically correct.
Example: "I am shy about speaking in public."
Alternatives: "I feel shy" or "I'm a bit shy."

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am shy

adjective

Easily frightened; timid.

Exact(23)

"I am shy.

"I am shy," she said.

"I am shy," Whishaw says.

But in general I am shy".

And he named a sum so low that I am shy to reveal it.

And he is so articulate and his family was so vocal and loud; I am shy.

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Similar(37)

Being shy.

(I was shy, but she was shyer).

JoAnneh: Michael was shy.

So you are shy?

I was shy.

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