shrinking violet
Example Sentences
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Penelope is a shrinking violet, but she’s also a romantic tired of being underestimated and cast as unmarriageable.
From Salon • May 17, 2024
Her co-star Oliver Reed - hardly a shrinking violet himself - memorably described acting alongside her as like "being run over by a Bedford truck".
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023
As volcanoes go, Yellowstone is no shrinking violet.
From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2022
I must say, Gillian is not a shrinking violet; she has a very strong screen presence always.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2022
He had named her Violet after shrinking violet when she had started seeing Dr. Payne.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
