bashful
Example Sentences
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Armstrong, though, has been far from bashful about his ambitions for Coinbase, which he positioned as the American company to bring crypto into the mainstream.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
There is nothing bashful about Baci - who has changed the spelling of her last name from the original Bassey.
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025
For “Task,” Jones asked her bashful but patient scene partner to redo one scene, an explosive fight Maeve has with Robbie, quite a few times, eager to get the perfect take.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025
"You got to own who you are and you don't have to be bashful or ashamed of anything about who you are and what you represent."
From Salon • May 18, 2024
“I just meant that it would be nice to go to the same school as everyone else,” she said, bashful.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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