bashfulness
Example Sentences
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It was thrust upon him, he said, a calling that required him to transcend survivor’s guilt and bashfulness.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2022
Neither would give their last names, out of a combination of bashfulness and distrust in the media.
From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2020
Her tone later changed into gratitude and, finally, bashfulness as the curtain call went on.
From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2017
Just don’t tell him he’s a star, because he will shake his head and grin with genuine bashfulness.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2017
Caroline’s lips were trembling with a mixture of fear and bashfulness.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
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