Archbishop Whately was so shy that he would escape notice whenever it was possible.

At last he determined to give up trying to cure his shyness; "for why," he asked, "should I endure this torture all my life ?" when, to his surprise, it almost entirely disappeared.

Elihu Burritt was so shy that he would hide in the cellar when his parents had company.
Practice on the stage or lecture platform does not always eradicate shyness.

David Garrick, the great actor, was once summoned to testify in court; and, though he had acted for thirty years with marked self-possession, he was so confused and embarrassed that the judge dismissed him.

John B.Gough said that he could not rid himself of his early diffidence and shrinking from public notice.