bashfully
Example Sentences
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When the job of eSafety Commissioner came up, she bashfully explains there was a small pool of candidates to choose from.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
"A geek. That is really what I was at age 12," he admits bashfully.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2025
He was a social teenager who “hung out with the bad kids,” he said bashfully.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 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
“Well, then, why didn’t thou tell me all this sooner?” asked Jo bashfully.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
