Examples of 'was just shy' in a sentence
Meaning of "was just shy"
was just shy: Indicates that a person was close to achieving something or nearly successful, but fell short at the last moment. It conveys a sense of being just a small distance away from a particular goal
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was just shy
The performance was just shy of most projections.
He probably just had something in his eye… or maybe he was just shy.
Maybe he was just shy or confused.
See your husbands blood alcohol level was just shy the legal limit.
She was just shy of a year.
The goat cheese capellini was just shy of perfection.
I was just shy of defeated.
Turned out he was just shy.
I was just shy.
But that he was just shy.
She was just shy of 6-feet, which should eliminate most of her customers.
Maybe he was just shy.
I thought Earl really liked me . But that he was just shy.
Maybe he was just shy or something.
Turns out she was just … She was just shy.
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She was just shy.
How old was little Sarah Elizabeth? She was just shy of a year.
Canadian refining capacity was just shy of 2 million bpd-less than half of production.
I loved you so much, in fact, that it was just shy of enough.
Oh, she was just shy of a year.
His car hit a tree outside London when he was just shy of 30.
I believe cadet Silva 's time was just shy of the Academy record, held by Cadmon Lasky.
CIHI found the average length of stay for such injuries was just shy of 15 days.
This was just shy of our record breaking 70 donors from last spring.
Bella has been writing since she was just shy of fifteen years old.
Mr. D. was just shy of his 47th wedding anniversary before being killed by a drunk driver.
On the second count Lang was just shy of a majority.
Fitzgerald was just shy of 30 years old when The Great Gatsby was published.
The largest I have found was just shy of an ounce.
This was just shy of the forecast of 4.1 percent.
The goat-Cheese capellini was just shy of perfection.
It was just shy of 80 in my town.
Ooh, actually, that was just shy of a bullseye.
He was just shy of his 40th Birthday.
The goat-Cheese capellini was just shy of perfection . Okay.
That 's plenty . Maybe he was just shy.
Ooh, actually, that was just shy of a bull's eye. But good effort.
You were a hoarder? No, I was just shy.
Ooh, actually, that was just shy of a bull 's eye.
Yeah. - The goat cheese capellini was just shy of perfection.
That second “ oh ” was just shy of a scream.
Roger Pingeon, in second place, was just shy of 18 minutes behind.
