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shyly



ADVERB
hesitantly
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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

“Tell everybody about the specialties,” the mayor said to Jessica and Marcos Moo, who smiled shyly as he started recording.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

Marilyn Gerlach was the high school girl he'd shyly asked to the prom.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

Suddenly she looked at him shyly, as if this conversation was making her nervous.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss




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