bashfulness

Example Sentences

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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

Through it all, he barely moved from the center of the stage, hinting at a certain bashfulness.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2019

Just don’t tell him he’s a star, because he will shake his head and grin with genuine bashfulness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2017

When his friends play their trick on him, forcing him to acknowledge his feelings for his longtime antagonist, this Benedick’s face is endearingly swamped by giddiness, bashfulness and sentiment.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2015

A bashfulness came over Javier, and Moss appreciated that he wasn’t the only vulnerable one in the room.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro