10 example sentences using timid.
Timid used in a sentence
Timid in a sentence as a noun
Are we so timid and flammable that we can't handle a complex opinion that we don't agree with?
I thought I should only try to date strangers or acquaintances, which was hard because I was timid about that kind of stuff.
On a team, you'll get further by promoting and pushing through other peoples' accomplishments when they are too timid to do so.
Your portrayal of the innocent, uncertain, timid startup CEO is pretty laughable.
While other laptop manufacturers are pretty timid about doing new things these days, they are getting faster at following in Apple's footsteps.
Timid in a sentence as an adjective
Boston VCs have in the past been timid and unimaginative, and they may be able to fix that by making a conscious effort to be more aggressive.
When the money trail is out in the open, I think both the representatives and the donors may be more timid about pushing forward against an unpopular bill like this.
No one should ever feel that failure on any particular project will result in a ruined career - the omnipresence of that fear is what has given rise to timid film-making in the mainstream.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
Timid definitions
people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"
See also: cautious
showing fear and lack of confidence
lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
See also: faint fainthearted faint-hearted