shyly
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"Usually I'm not the first one to make a move, but this time I was," she says, shyly.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Children shyly offered flowers or waved as the group walked past.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
But Ana-Maria is no imperious popular princess—she’s nice to Lucia, responding with youthful awe when Lucia shyly shows her the scarlet lipstick that she got from her aunt in Paris.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
The teenager certainly seemed to enjoy her moment in the spotlight, unlike her younger sister, Rumi, who came on stage during Protector, shyly mouthing the words whilst being held by Beyoncé.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025
They scampered backward, and then crept forward shyly again.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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