Despite working in the same office for years, they still fight shy of each other, preferring to send messages rather than speak face to face.

Because I'm pee-shy, I always wait until I get home instead of using public restrooms.

The hood-shy falcon balked every time the handler tried to fit the hood during training.

In the misty morning, shy greenhoods dotted the mossy forest floor, barely visible until you were close.

On a misty morning I nearly missed the shy greenhood tucked among the leaf litter.

Although he was confident in meetings, he remained a love-shy who could never summon the courage to ask someone out.

The love-shy intern rarely joined office gatherings, preferring to watch others' romances from the sidelines.

During the campaign, the shy Tories preferred to work behind the scenes rather than give speeches.

Pollsters were blindsided by the election because many shy Tory voters wouldn’t admit their intentions in surveys.

Our rescue spaniel is head-shy, so we let him sniff our hands before attempting to pet his head.