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shyly



ADVERB
hesitantly
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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

"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

Our fingers touched a couple of times, and when they did, I said, ‘Sorry,’ and she just smiled shyly.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg




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