demurely

Minutes into “The Confessions,” a new production by the British playwright and director Alexander Zeldin, the main character, Alice, says demurely, “See, I’m not interesting. I have nothing of interest to tell.”

In the 18th variation of the “Rhapsody,” the work’s aching climax, she began demurely and dreamily before adding muscle.

On the ground level, models walked beneath a squatting female figure, past a prone male, head turned demurely.

When asked if he’s heard from anyone in the Trump family in the days following his documentary’s release, Holder smiles and murmurs demurely.

From our feet up, things feel pretty stable almost all the year; seismographs show wild zigs and zags, but in Southern California, temperatures live demurely within standard limits.