shy (away) from
phrasal verb
shied (away) from; shying (away) from; shies (away) from
US
: to try to avoid (something) because of nervousness, fear, dislike, etc.
They never shied from publicity.
She shies away from making any predictions.
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The superstar didn’t shy away from acknowledging the elephant in the room.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Máté Hartai, Local Food Group’s director of bars, doesn’t shy away from big flavors in putting together the menu at Lee’s, which is located on the second floor of a building operated by LFG for more than 25 years.
—Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 May 2025
The 36-year-old wife of NFL star Matthew Stafford didn’t shy away from sharing which procedures she’s gotten done while talking with her plastic surgeon Dr. Garth Fisher on the May 26 episode of her podcast The Morning After.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 29 May 2025
Coach, too, didn’t shy away from a little footwear playfulness at New York Fashion Week last year, for which the brand’s Soho Sneaker was introduced to childlike whimsy — by way of prominent charms taking up prime real estate on the shoe’s upper and, understandably, attracting all the attention.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Máté Hartai, Local Food Group’s director of bars, doesn’t shy away from big flavors in putting together the menu at Lee’s, which is located on the second floor of a building operated by LFG for more than 25 years.
—Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 May 2025
The 36-year-old wife of NFL star Matthew Stafford didn’t shy away from sharing which procedures she’s gotten done while talking with her plastic surgeon Dr. Garth Fisher on the May 26 episode of her podcast The Morning After.
—Rachel McRady, People.com, 29 May 2025
Coach, too, didn’t shy away from a little footwear playfulness at New York Fashion Week last year, for which the brand’s Soho Sneaker was introduced to childlike whimsy — by way of prominent charms taking up prime real estate on the shoe’s upper and, understandably, attracting all the attention.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 May 2025
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“Shy (away) from.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shy%20%28away%29%20from. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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