shrinking violet
Example Sentences
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"I always thought he'd be a future champion, but I've really seen him change from that shrinking violet who first stepped into my office," Warren reflects.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024
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
I must say, Gillian is not a shrinking violet; she has a very strong screen presence always.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2022
I mean his pa was purt close to Pap’s size and his ma wasn’t no shrinking violet of a woman neither.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
