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

Through it all, he barely moved from the center of the stage, hinting at a certain bashfulness.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2019

A painter nearing 80 and recuperating from a hip replacement, he has the imperiousness and bashfulness of a lion in winter.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2019

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