Sentence examples of "timid" in English

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The timid soldier was tormented by terrible nightmares. Der furchtsame Soldat wurde von schrecklichen Albträumen gequält.
He is as timid as a mouse. Er ist so scheu wie eine Maus.
Even though he has turned twenty, he's still too timid to chat with girls. Obwohl er bereits zwanzig geworden ist, ist er immer noch zu schüchtern, um mit Mädchen zu reden.
New hires who just joined the company do everything in this timid manner. Neue Angestellte, die gerade erst in die Firma gekommen sind, machen alles auf diese unsichere Weise.
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