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

“Oh, I was in market research, to begin with,” he says diffidently.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood