shy of

Why be shy of things most people do every day?

Always thought I was the shy one of us two.

A woman rather shy of men, whose eyes did not quite meet his when he looked at her.

She was just shy of the top when he came.

He is one home run shy of the record with seven games to play.

He lived to be one week shy of 100 years old.

A month shy of 24, he is only getting better.

I was still shy of a hundred then, maybe less.

They seemed shy of the light, but would that last?

It is now just 10 points shy of its record.