diffidently
Example Sentences
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“Well,” he began diffidently, “essentially I’m a writer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
Yes, we were responding to anonymous prompts, but we were looking, respectfully and diffidently, at a fellow human being.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2021
Joel smiled diffidently and admitted, "The ball has been bouncing my way so far."
From Golf Digest ● Apr. 16, 2020
The words arrive almost diffidently in Tim DeLaughter’s quavery high tenor.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2012
Milo studied Yossarian diffidently through the corner of his eye, hesitating tactfully.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
