bashfulness

Example Sentences

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The two boys share a combination of bashfulness and optimism as they embark on an adventure unlike anything either has attempted before.

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2019

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

Poor Laurie didn’t know where to look, for, man though he was, something of the old bashfulness came over him as this burst of praise made all faces turn approvingly upon him.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott