unassumed

Example Sentences

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In the finished film Rogers' unassumed self-consciousness helps to make sharper his portrait of an Oklahoma oil man who takes his family to Paris to get background.

From Time Magazine Archive

Just now, a lately vacated bed was made up on the sofa; a recently used washing basin stood on a chair; whilst Miss Meakin's unassumed garments strewed the floor.

From Sparrows: the story of an unprotected girl by Newte, Horace W. C. (Horace Wykeham Can)

Her dark eyes opened wide in unassumed surprise.

From The Crack of Doom by Cromie, Robert

"What on earth do you mean?" asked his hostess, in unassumed stupefaction.

From Mrs. Dud's Sister by Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam

The terrified householders threw open their doors with unassumed alacrity.

From The Blue Lights A Detective Story by Kummer, Frederic Arnold