diffidently

Example Sentences

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But her almost diffidently named “Good Hang” pole-vaulted her to the top of the podcast charts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 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

“You are the governor, right?” one of the women asked diffidently.

From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2015

But she was silent beyond the spare questions and answers she asked and gave, and so Wang Lung stood diffidently on the edge of the circle and listened to the talk.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck