shrinking violet
Example Sentences
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Her co-star Oliver Reed - hardly a shrinking violet himself - memorably described acting alongside her as like "being run over by a Bedford truck".
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023
No shrinking violet, this performer, and neither is the woman she portrays.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2022
As volcanoes go, Yellowstone is no shrinking violet.
From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2022
Instead, they were chipping off quips and learning a new way not to be a shrinking violet.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2022
He had named her Violet after shrinking violet when she had started seeing Dr. Payne.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
