timorousness
Example Sentences
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It’s not that her timorousness doesn’t make sense, given events, but she’s so relentlessly belittled, in both the writing and direction, that it’s hard to have any real sympathy for her.
From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2015
The first indication of this book’s spark lies in its account of his timorousness at leaving journalism behind.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2011
The opening night in the metropolis of Bozeman, Mont., dauntless Adam coughed away timorousness, tapped his baton, swung into full-rounded and accurate melody.
From Time Magazine Archive
This surrender provoked the liveliest indignation, and men called the treaty of Northampton the "shameful peace," and ascribed it to the treachery or timorousness of the queen and her paramour.
From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by William Hunt
Thus encircled by taboos, the American shows an extraordinary timorousness in all his dealings with fundamentals, and the fact that many of these taboos are self-imposed only adds to their rigour.
From The American Credo A Contribution Toward the Interpretation of the National Mind by George Jean Nathan
