Verb
avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task
Source: WordNetMoney is a good thing to run after. It is very important to be financially stable but you have to keep your wrongs and rights in mind. Don't shy away from earning but without selling your soul. Shahrukh Khan
This is the game. We win some, we lose some but I will never shy away from a challenge. Conor McGregor
One should not shy away from creating an environment of adaptability. Indra Nooyi
The tendency is to focus on the worst-case scenario and to shy away from potentially controversial science; it is time, I think, we looked instead at the benefits. James D. Watson
When sex is necessary for the plot of a book, or a character development, then I don't shy away from it. Why should I? Laurell K. Hamilton
The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something which is important for me to learn to do. Damon Hill