coy

Example Sentences

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United are understandably coy about this, but with good reason.

From BBC

“Not because I was trying to be coy or unavailable. Because I was a mess. Am a mess.”

From Literature

But the US and Israel are far more coy on what is happening in cyber-space.

From BBC

In an era of increasingly coy, event-specific signature cocktails — and the quiet pressure of an open bar — there’s something deeply charming about a punch bowl.

From Salon

She was similarly coy when asked if being number one for the first time was on her radar.

From Barron's