shyly
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As I stood against the bar top and watched people shyly trickle in, Vasquez came up to me.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 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
Marilyn Gerlach was the high school girl he'd shyly asked to the prom.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025
The animal drew shyly away from the strangers; but her curiosity got the better of her, and soon she was nuzzling Eilonwy’s hand.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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