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

The solitary passenger of the second stage stood among the crowd, hesitating, and plainly overwhelmed with timorousness.

From Louisiana by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

This timorousness has touched not only politics, but has reached the schools and the churches—and still shackles the freest speech.

From Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy by Grayson, David