timid

IPA: tˈɪmɪd

Examples of "timid" in Sentences

So saying, he called the timid followers and delivered the body into their hands.
By starting with something timid, which is already being attacked as "radical" by House Republicans – well, we have seen where this leads.
She is described as a timid, shy and retiring young woman who also just happened to be able to out-ride and out-hunt the King and his men.
Elizabeth observed my agitation for some time in timid and fearful silence; at length she said, What is it that agitates you, my dear Victor?
Elizabeth observed my agitation for some time in timid and fearful silence; but there was something in my glance which communicated terror to her, and trembling she asked, What is it that agitates you, my dear Victor?
Mr. Stewart seemed to feel that he needed to voice the concerns of liberals who are disappointed in Mr. Obama's legislative record - one he described as "timid" - instead of coming up with more offbeat questions of his own.
The Government is still being too timid, which is why we have called on them to go further, for example by changing the Treasury rules so that savings in the benefit system can be invested in a greater use of voluntary and private welfare-to-work providers.