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shy away from

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. shy away fromverb

    avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task

    "I shy away from this task"

Wiktionary

  1. shy away fromverb

    to avoid, evade

  2. Etymology: From shy away + from. See also shy.

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  1. shy away from

    To shy away from something means to avoid or hesitate to engage in or confront something or someone due to fear, anxiety, or discomfort.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of shy away from in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of shy away from in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of shy away from in a Sentence

  1. Dynasty Star Willie Robertson:

    What is this country coming to where like the coach out in Washington can’t say a prayer… I’m kind of with the Founding Fathers of the country who were strong believers that you know this whole country was founded on our Christian faith and so they didn’t shy away from it, I won’t shy away from it and if you get fired, you get fired. Some things are worth losing your job over.

  2. Greg Valliere:

    The markets can live happily with Pence, on trade in particular, pence would get along far better with the Chamber of Commerce and the free trade advocates. He'd shy away from tariffs.

  3. Yoshiaki Harada:

    Everyone has agreed that we should not shy away from taking the matter to an international arbitration court and starting preparation for that step should be considered.

  4. Danny DeVito:

    Wherever I am, it's a really good feeling to have that connection to people. I love to go out to talk to people and be with folks. I don't shy away from it.

  5. Michaela McDonald:

    Investors can naturally shy away from putting money into markets that are near all-time highs, thinking they might be able to purchase the investment for a cheaper price once The US stock market cools off.

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