coyly
Example Sentences
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Zendaya, who coyly confirmed her engagement to The Times at the 2025 Golden Globes, was spotted earlier this year wearing a plain gold band on her left ring finger in place of her engagement diamond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
The result was more coyly cute than imaginatively witty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
The pair look at each other coyly, nervously giggling - there has been no announcement of Colman being involved in the films.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2025
A beaming Murray coyly waved his appreciation and thanked them for the reception.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2024
Thinking that I had probably asked a dumb, or worse, a wrong question, I coyly dropped my eyes and stared at the smouldering flames.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
