He was two weeks 'shy of' his 19th birthday when he joined the army.
The ball stopped just a few inches 'shy of' the hole.
He's three credits 'shy of' his bachelor's degree.
(..) I can't even imagine. Or maybe I just don't want to. Five hundred yards. That's the length of five football fields. Just shy of half a mile. The next morning, right about the time Raquel was spilling her secret... ...a man nobody ever laid eyes on before... ...strolled into (..)1994 The Shawshank Redemption