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

Connery answers diffidently: “A little. It’s throwing the gyroscopic controls of a guided missile off balance with a … a radio beam or something, isn’t it?”

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2020

Manchester entered on its Victory in Europe rejoicings a little diffidently and the day was physically suited to the mood.

From The Guardian • May 6, 2020

He began a little diffidently, avoiding her gaze, but he gathered courage as he went along.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy