bashful

Example Sentences

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Armstrong, though, has been far from bashful about his ambitions for Coinbase, which he positioned as the American company to bring crypto into the mainstream.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

For “Task,” Jones asked her bashful but patient scene partner to redo one scene, an explosive fight Maeve has with Robbie, quite a few times, eager to get the perfect take.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025

In bashful tones, he said his main business was government tenders secured with foreign partners in the areas of renewable energy, engineering procurement, construction and power projects.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

"You got to own who you are and you don't have to be bashful or ashamed of anything about who you are and what you represent."

From Salon • May 18, 2024

I felt bashful, like I had when I’d first told him of An Imperial Affliction.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green