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The phrase "are extremely shy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who has a very high level of shyness or social anxiety.
Example: "Many children in the classroom are extremely shy, making it difficult for them to participate in group activities."
Alternatives: "are very timid" or "are highly reserved."
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The bears, interestingly, are extremely shy, though sometimes encounters with humans do lead to rather one-sided wrestling matches.
Whales are extremely shy animals, making it hard to study them in their natural habitat.
"For threatened species, some of them, like the whio, are extremely shy and hard to find.
Individuals are extremely shy and plunge into water at the first sign of human disturbance.
Squirrels that live in the forest are extremely shy, and if you can get within 15 yards (13.7 m) of one, you are doing extremely well.
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He stuttered and was extremely shy.
"I'm extremely shy," she insists.
"Until recently, I was extremely shy," he told me.
Ramirez was extremely shy, and never asked his family to come watch him play.
Office setting, catty remarks to one of the girls who was extremely shy.
He used to be extremely shy but has blossomed since Millie came along.
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