Sentence examples for look shy from inspiring English sources

'look shy' is not an acceptable phrase in written English
Instead, you could say 'appear shy' or 'seem shy'. For example: "When I saw her for the first time, she seemed shy."

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In much of the first act, Ms. Herrera made Juliet look shy, sweet and even a bit bland.

"The other people, they looked timid, they look shy in appearing before reporters — they only gave their version to certain very selective, biased media," Mr. Ho said.

Sullivan, whose bad behavior somehow cost his father his political career, behaves, as the reader sees him, with a spontaneous warmth and relational ability that make his black brothers look shy and stiff.

At least Suad Kamil Mohamed, 17, Munasar Munye, 22, and Keiron Hyde, 16, have made it, although they look shy and uneasy as they set off to tour the building with its 16 lifts and 4,000 smartly besuited workers, and it is left to the accompanying adults to ask the questions.

They only look shy.

"But if you have an individual who seeks out threats too much or has a low threshold for what they consider threatening … they're more likely to withdraw and look shy".

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Simon Puttock's Mouse's First Night at Moonlight School (Nosy Crow, £10.99) takes a reassuring look at feeling shy on the first day in the classroom.

He looks shy and pleased.

He looked shy, almost uncertain.

Between them, looking shy, moved, or possibly like a sullen teen, was their onscreen son, Ellar Coltrane.

When William walked up the aisle, looking shy and sweet, they said "Ah".

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