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shy away from
Avoid, evade, as in He shied away from all questions concerning his private life. [Late 1700s]
Example Sentences
The ethnicity of people involved in grooming gangs has been "shied away from" by authorities, according to a new report by Baroness Louise Casey.
It says the ethnicity of perpetrators is "shied away from" and still not recorded in two-thirds of cases, meaning it is not possible to draw conclusions at a national level.
They didn’t shy away from the scent’s complexity, leaning into the more unusual notes like gin, elderflower and leather.
Other Fox figures didn’t shy away from the implications of the very public breakdown.
"We can't shy away from that, and so these units save lives."
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