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
Even as I stood by her side my determination grew fainter; in five minutes more timorousness might overcome me.
From On the Kentucky Frontier A Story of the Fighting Pioneers of the West by Otis, James
The manner that seems most suitable for this present undertaking is neither to follow the author too close out of a critical timorousness, nor abandon him too wantonly through a poetic boldness.
From Early Theories of Translation by Amos, Flora Ross
