Tom Watson, a month shy of his 40th birthday, was only two shots off the lead and playing the sixth hole when the storm hit.

Their house, bought in 2003, is just months shy of being paid for.

The rookie netminder was a few months shy of his 27th birthday.

A few months shy of 80, she could not stand without her walker.

After shy months of enjoying each other's company, when they'd finally made love for the first time, it had seemed entirely natural.

He was a few months shy of his twenty-third birthday.

That rehearsal was a few months shy of 50 years ago.

Gipson, a month shy of his 20th birthday, was devastated.

But a few months shy of graduation, Woods, an honor student, dropped out.

Actually, it left me only a couple of months shy of being an expert.