timidly
Example Sentences
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Why did this team play so predictably and timidly?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 12, 2026
Softly at first then louder, as if to encourage those who joined in timidly, the nuns broke into Ave Maria.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025
One woman traveled over an hour from a different city, timidly hovering near the entrance before eventually telling Oh that she had come to see the bananas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2024
Few comedies are released theatrically, and most of the ones that are timidly stick to familiar territory.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
Secure on the other side of Ralph, Piggy spoke timidly.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
