Sentence examples for they were timid from inspiring English sources

They were timid; not threatening.

"You had the expectations of support, and they were timid, modest and disappointing," he said.

"There have always been rich Aymara, but before Evo, they were timid.

"The only thing I was going to get upset with them about is if they were timid," Showalter said.

They were timid, and meek, and clearly afraid of their instructor.

So they are timid, and timidity encourages incrementalism like "inventing" a variant on slots, or a slightly turned-around version of bingo.

They are timid and quickly retreat into the tube if frightened.

The trouble is they are timid and will ball up as you approach.

Antoni Piotrowski, 72, said: "I'm not worried – if it was a tiger or lion, then maybe, yes, but it's a lynx – they're timid.

"Most actors are nervous, they're timid, they find their way sideways into the role, they find every reason not to actually do the scene, they'd rather talk about it for a hundred years," said Leonard Foglia, the director of "Thurgood," which opens Wednesday at the Booth Theater.

They are timid explorers and often hesitate to attempt an escape from their cage even when an opportunity presents itself.