Sentence examples for shy of anything from inspiring English sources

Unsurprisingly, he fought shy of anything that might bring him into conflict with the trade unions.

Most sharks are very, very shy of anything that's not immediately familiar to them as a prey item, but oceanic whitetips perhaps have to investigate potential food items with more urgency than a shark that has a territory along a specific stretch of reef".

Gallace is plainly shy of anyone or anything that might even seem to return her gaze.

"We recommend anything shy of renovation," she said.

On top of music like that, anything shy of full commitment would underwhelm, and over the course of this album, that's just what happens.

The Fuji and Sony shots were sometimes grainy (an S.L.R. would have done better) but were always sharper, and managed to capture something in anything shy of total blackness.

There are no shortcuts or paths of least resistance; anything shy of total commitment, complete dedication and unwavering adherence just won't suffice.

It's suspicious, said Kasparov, that while Trump is "not shy of criticizing anybody or anything, from NATO to Meryl Streep, [he] always refrains from saying one negative word about Vladimir Putin".

Given the financial risks involved in dealing with the government, the heads of big corporations generally shy away from anything that smacks of explicit involvement in politics, especially anything that would be likely to alienate a President.

I never shy from anything.

"She's not shy or anything; she fits right in.