coy
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However, the Marvel star kept coy about where exactly he and Zendaya would be staying with her relatives: “Where we’ll be is a secret.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026
That night in my room, I replayed the coy conversation with the Yankees fan, who wanted to meet up at the same bar the next night if I was up for another round.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Sasaki and the Dodgers have been coy about the change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The word “DeFiant” was a coy wink to this idea of decentralized currency, known as DeFi, the ostensible rationale for the new Trump–Witkoff platform.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
I played back Rachel’s every smile, every coy look, every little laugh.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
Sir: You have so frightened the South African government by your coyer story that they cannot make up their minds whether or not to let us read it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Unlike his coyer colleagues, Wilson was never afraid to turn his searchlight on himself.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of the prominent members is Yuri Barsakov, whose coyer is the Izvestia News Agency.
From Time Magazine Archive
My offence is one that only a free pardon could coyer, and I do not dare to entreat for this.
From Luttrell Of Arran Complete by Charles James Lever
Let the winter mulch not only coyer the row, but reach a foot on either side.
From Success with Small Fruits by Edward Payson Roe
The coyest and most courted region in the 1968 election season is the South.
From Time Magazine Archive
In exchange, the U.S. was offering only the coyest of hints about possible cutbacks in its own future programs.
From Time Magazine Archive
To him, language is fundamentally the language of love: man wooing meaning, down to the coyest nuance, the most maidenly scruple.
From Time Magazine Archive
But just as often, he can suggest Louella Parsons at her coyest: "Soon Sinatra will give her a white poodle which she calls 'Maf,' for she is forever teasing Sinatra about his connections."
From Time Magazine Archive
Long, long have we sighed for thee, coyest of maidens-- Long, long have we worshipped thee, queen of the brave!
From Poems by Denis Florence MacCarthy
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"To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell
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