shrinking violet
Example Sentences
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They both said you don't want "a shrinking violet".
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
"This is no shrinking violet, she's ambitious — she's not shy about that, nor should she be," Bannon, Trump's former chief strategist, revealed in an interview with NBC News.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2023
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
