coy
Example Sentences
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And he’s like, ‘She’s tall, taller than I thought. She’s very nice, shy, a little coy. But she’s not going to do it.’
From Fox News • Apr. 10, 2019
I said, “If we’re gonna do this, I don’t want to be coy. Let’s go all the way and do something that feels like Miles Davis.”
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2016
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