How to Use timid in a Sentence

timid

adjective

• He gave her a timid smile.
• She's very timid and shy when meeting strangers.
• The goal for the Browns this week is simple: Don’t be timid.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 17 Jan. 2021
• Bruce Pearl is many things, but timid is not one of them.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 9 Nov. 2021
• In 2018, a Supreme Court case pushed the timid frog into the spotlight.
  — Tate Watkins, National Review, 29 Oct. 2021
• When one of them, the timid Sooky (Robert Coogan), has his dog stolen, Skippy must save the day.
  — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2021
• One, a timid girl seated right next to him, was 8 years old.
  — Alden Woods, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2024
• The time is now to take brazen steps to address climate change, not timid ones.
  — Whizy Kim, refinery29.com, 22 Apr. 2021
• Bronson, the 11-month-old middle child, can be a tad more timid.
  — Doug Gimesy, National Geographic, 21 Aug. 2020
• Despite being shoved in the deep end, the rookies weren’t timid.
  — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2021
• At that point, Deacon was a timid kid in a Dodgers jersey.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2024
• One takeaway is not to be timid in marking what the new law will do -- over and over again.
  — Rick Klein, Averi Harper, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2021
• The Gators, coming off a one-week layoff, looked timid from the opening tip.
  — Mark Long, orlandosentinel.com, 30 Jan. 2022
• Zoe painted opaque, white bone over sheer, jelly-like, blood red nails, the length of which are not for the timid.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 12 Sep. 2024
• But why be so timid about doubling a few taxes here and there?
  — Scott Burns, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2020
• Those aren’t excuses for Williams to remain timid the rest of the series.
  — Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com, 20 Apr. 2022
• Simone Biles makes a mockery of the idea that women are weak or timid.
  — USA Today, 13 Aug. 2020
• Don’t go small and timid but big and large, so large, in fact, that the mirror becomes a piece of art and a focal point in the room.
  — Barbara Ballinger, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2019
• The first photo in the carousel shows Legend as a young kid, sporting a Mickey Mouse shirt and a timid smile.
  — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2022
• The most timid Democrats in the world could adopt it without fear of sounding radical.
  — Alex Pareene, The New Republic, 11 Sep. 2020
• Vaakanainen looked timid with the puck, lacking urgency to his game.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2021
• In the video, the timid pup cautiously walked over to her before sniffing her face.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
• And his rivals, so far, are proving to be a timid bunch, all too wary of poking Trump.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2023
• The only holdout was the eponymous Flora, a timid 41-year-old who had been slow to take to the training.
  — Emily Anthes Emil T. Lippe, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
• When the Yankees produced baserunners, the Rangers seemed to get a little timid, which led to both of New York’s runs.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 20 May 2021
• Like the original Cold War, the new cold war will not be won through half measures or timid rhetoric.
  — Matt Pottinger, Foreign Affairs, 10 Apr. 2024
• For the more timid souls, this might be a more doable transition than painting your walls red.
  — Vicki Payne, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• While timid Mari’s impulse to call the police, her friends deter her.
  — Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Jan. 2022
• She may seem beaten down at the beginning of the movie, but never timid.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022
• Even as a rare example of courage in a timid TV climate, the audacity inherent to this choice and so many others isn’t notable solely for its bravery.
  — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 June 2024

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024