1
: lacking in courage or self-confidence
a timid person
2
: lacking in boldness or determination
a timid policy
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Examples of timid in a Sentence
She's very timid and shy when meeting strangers.
He gave her a timid smile.
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Starmer is frequently portrayed by the press and critics as dull, uncharismatic or politically timid.
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Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
This was markedly different from the other wildlife, Bright said, which tended to be skittish and timid.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 12 June 2024
Unfortunately, the Obama Administration crafted a response that proved to be too timid as economic stimulus and far too kind to the institutional and human perpetrators of the crisis.
—James Lardner, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
And with so many justices participating in the pool, many justices’ decisions will be influenced by a single timid clerk.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 3 May 2024
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Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 3 July 2024
This was markedly different from the other wildlife, Bright said, which tended to be skittish and timid.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 12 June 2024
Unfortunately, the Obama Administration crafted a response that proved to be too timid as economic stimulus and far too kind to the institutional and human perpetrators of the crisis.
—James Lardner, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
And with so many justices participating in the pool, many justices’ decisions will be influenced by a single timid clerk.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 3 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for timid
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“Timid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/timid. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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