How to Use timid in a Sentence

timid

adjective

• He gave her a timid smile.
• She's very timid and shy when meeting strangers.
• In a way, the menu at the Hearth & Hound may be a little timid.
  — Jonathan Gold, latimes.com, 26 Jan. 2018
• 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
• To pass would be timid; partner could have as many as 18 points.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 26 June 2019
• In games this season, Oladipo hasn't been timid about going hard to the rim.
  — Nate Chute, Indianapolis Star, 14 Feb. 2018
• But, yes, there still is a timid approach from the perimeter.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
• The time is now to take brazen steps to address climate change, not timid ones.
  — Whizy Kim, refinery29.com, 22 Apr. 2021
• My own thoughts have been along the line of weak, unassertive, super humble and timid.
  — Glenna Christensen, idahostatesman, 14 June 2018
• Then there are the politicians, too timid to protect the country.
  — Peter Beinart, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2017
• 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
• It’s been a whole year since Noa has been at Waseda, and our timid young man has come out of his shell.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 Oct. 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
• Their sober minds are a bit timid, a little bit nervous.
  — David French, National Review, 15 Sep. 2017
• Simone Biles makes a mockery of the idea that women are weak or timid.
  — USA Today, 13 Aug. 2020
• Big young men take heavy, skipping strides across the floor, scattering the timid.
  — Aimee Levitt, Chicago Reader, 23 May 2018
• 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
• Covered in red satin and ostrich feathers, these look-at-me shoes are not for the timid.
  — Rebecca Ramsey, The Cut, 2 Nov. 2017
• But now, the timid Democrats through their inaction have convinced the American people that they cannot be trusted to lead or speak the truth.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
• In his roughly 12 minutes per game, Sheppard has looked timid and tentative, and unable to create anything off the dribble.
  — Rahat Huq, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Jan 2025