wallflower
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So far, Kimi Antonelli has been a wallflower at his own party at the Mexico City Grand Prix.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Bear in mind, this is the perspective of an awkward wallflower surrounded by too-cool gothlings clutching well-worn copies of Rice’s books.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
Vanderbilt, the former SEC wallflower, just posted the first 10-win season in its history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
The humor comes off like a wallflower at a party who is racing with so many awkward thoughts that when it’s finally time to speak, they blurt out something rude.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
The dancing spread like a forest fire, and soon the floor was filled with couples who swayed and dipped around the Gibraltar of a wallflower, Ignatius.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Jesse Eisenberg made his career playing tightly wound wallflowers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
"And, you know, we're political wallflowers," he added.
From Reuters ● Nov. 16, 2022
Zach Morris’s show is interactive, but wallflowers will be relieved to hear that participation is optional.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2021
For lovers of "Booksmart," viewers will recognize that the smart girls don't always have to be the nerdy wallflowers.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2020
In every garden wallflowers blossomed in bright color and filled the air with perfume.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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