bashfulness

Example Sentences

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Neither would give their last names, out of a combination of bashfulness and distrust in the media.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2020

The two boys share a combination of bashfulness and optimism as they embark on an adventure unlike anything either has attempted before.

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 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

It comes out frankly and proclaims, without bashfulness, or any sign of a blush, that it is the noblest work of God.

From Slate • Oct. 7, 2013

Laurie’s bashfulness soon wore off, for Jo’s gentlemanly demeanor amused and set him at his ease, and Jo was her merry self again, because her dress was forgotten and nobody lifted their eyebrows at her.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott