1
: lacking in courage or self-confidence
a timid person
2
: lacking in boldness or determination
a timid policy
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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Wu was seen as timid at the beginning of the migrant crisis, staying in the background while Healey seized a Roxbury community rec center as a migrant shelter.
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
Of course, a lot of Republicans don’t feel that way because they’re being tricked into returning to a George W. Bush-era mindset where Democrats are weak and timid on the world stage while Republicans are tough and firm and willing to bomb the hell out of anyone who stands in their way.
—Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2025
Underdogs don't come much more awkward than Carrie White (so memorably played by Sissy Spacek), the timid, tragic heroine of Brian De Palma's freaky Stephen King adaptation.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
More timid than her siblings, Sheryl told Arcadia News that Sonora refused to dance at her first recital.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
Of course, a lot of Republicans don’t feel that way because they’re being tricked into returning to a George W. Bush-era mindset where Democrats are weak and timid on the world stage while Republicans are tough and firm and willing to bomb the hell out of anyone who stands in their way.
—Connor Okeeffe, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2025
Underdogs don't come much more awkward than Carrie White (so memorably played by Sissy Spacek), the timid, tragic heroine of Brian De Palma's freaky Stephen King adaptation.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
More timid than her siblings, Sheryl told Arcadia News that Sonora refused to dance at her first recital.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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 20 Apr. 2025.
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