bashfully

Example Sentences

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"A geek. That is really what I was at age 12," he admits bashfully.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

The ceremony didn’t bashfully suggest the show’s potential, rather, it kicked awards season’s door wide open, telling viewers that the Golden Globes is a powerhouse brand with plenty of fight left for another round.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2025

It sounds like fan fiction and looks like it, too, particularly when Galitzine dips his chin bashfully — a tic that Princess Diana passed on to her boys.

From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2023

“This is a vintage Bob Mackie showgirl costume,” he bashfully confesses, acquired through a “bad business divorce.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2023

He recollected himself, smiled bashfully, picked up his briefcase.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng