bashfulness

Example Sentences

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Greenspan overcame his bashfulness in 1987 to ask Nancy Reagan, who frowned on unwed couples at formal events, if his invitation to a White House state dinner could include Mitchell as his guest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

It was thrust upon him, he said, a calling that required him to transcend survivor’s guilt and bashfulness.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2022

Neither would give their last names, out of a combination of bashfulness and distrust in the media.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2020

Her tone later changed into gratitude and, finally, bashfulness as the curtain call went on.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2017

She glanced up long enough to smile at the swineherd, then dropped her eyes again, making such a picture of awkward bashfulness that I was almost fooled myself.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss