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

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

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

Laurie’s bashfulness soon wore off, for Jo’s gentlemanly demeanor amused and set him at his ease, and Jo was her merry self again, because her dress was forgotten and nobody lifted their eyebrows at her.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott