shyly
Example Sentences
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Shyly, I approached him and waited for his conversation to end.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2016
Shyly avoiding Mohamedou’s eyes, the MP escorts him outside, past the rest of his now-unmasked guard contingent, for a surprise breakfast with his interrogator.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2016
Shyly but deliberately, she told of feeling sick at 16 and being diagnosed with HIV.
From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2016
Shyly, she tells me about what happened at school shortly after her parents came out.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2015
Shyly, she smiles and starts to take it, only to have him grab a hold of her hand.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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