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How to use fight shy of in a sentence

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It does not help Turkey or the European Union to fight shy of this issue, the biggest single cause of Turkey's poor human rights record.
We simply cannot believe that a creative artist might, out of respectable diffidence, fight shy of fame.
Other designers in their 30s and aiming at the post-feminist generation have, until recently, tended to fight shy of updating the pantsuit, instead offering alternatives.
It was faster and did not fight shy of trumpeting the opposition's excellent showing. Even before election night, the internet had already played a big part in the vote.
It may well be the case that other sentiments prevail today, and people fight shy of enlargement, but we, in Europe, must be clear in our own minds about the need to prepare ourselves for an enlargement along these lines.
Since we come together as believers to share in a common task, let us not fight shy of involving ourselves more fully in the practice of our faith.
We must fight shy of any attempt to standardise integration, and instead try to reconcile the various approaches to immigration depending on the traditions and legislation in force in the host States.
Well, you don't exactly fight shy of unpopularity.
We enjoy the benefits, but fight shy of the risks.
Only in Sweden has the far-right been shunned. Nordic far-right parliamentarians fight shy of comparison among each other, but the similarities are striking.
Examples from Classical Literature
Was I to fight shy of him, or set to work, as it were, in opposition to him?
For a while I do fight shy of it, till I get off my guard and think I am quite safe.
All we can be sure about is that we want to fight shy of that country over there.
We want a stomach that will not fight shy of any wholesome thing.
The children had learned by many bitter lessons to fight shy of him.
It is because my enemies know I carry this that they fight shy of me.
With the standard of riding so high in these races there is no reason for punters to fight shy of them.
I dare say he advises you to fight shy of me, and that sort of thing, eh?
They also fight shy of demonstrating how more jobs are going to be brought into the city which is claimed as a basis for the need for substantial extra housing.
The Glen folks fight shy of him because they think he's an infidel.
I am not an expert in the theory of global warming, it is an extremely complex subject and not my field, so I tend to fight shy of a definitive opinion.
If you fight shy of Burgundy because the top wines are expensive, try the Blason de Bourgogne range, which proves that fine Burgundy can be both affordable and accessible.
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