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Brand had initially been coy and quiet in police interviews, said Furphy, but became bolder as officers continued to question him.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The “Lanterns” showrunner remained coy when asked whether this lantern’s more ominous origins could lead to any unintended consequences for Stewart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

However, the Marvel star kept coy about where exactly he and Zendaya would be staying with her relatives: “Where we’ll be is a secret.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Waters, in his trademark coy fashion, thinks of the community slightly differently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

It was nice to see how these conversations went between her mother and the work, this coy dance, this sufferhead behavior, as Aloe would say.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

Unlike his coyer colleagues, Wilson was never afraid to turn his searchlight on himself.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sir: You have so frightened the South African government by your coyer story that they cannot make up their minds whether or not to let us read it.

From Time Magazine Archive

One of the prominent members is Yuri Barsakov, whose coyer is the Izvestia News Agency.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ne'er saw maiden fairer, coyer, Than wert thou, my true love, when In the gloaming first I saw yer, In the gloaming of the glen!

From Ballads by William Makepeace Thackeray

My offence is one that only a free pardon could coyer, and I do not dare to entreat for this.

From Luttrell Of Arran Complete by Charles James Lever

In exchange, the U.S. was offering only the coyest of hints about possible cutbacks in its own future programs.

From Time Magazine Archive

The following year, all the kiddie stars were lisping the lyrics of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and 1952 brought the coyest Christmas hit, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.

From Time Magazine Archive

But just as often, he can suggest Louella Parsons at her coyest: "Soon Sinatra will give her a white poodle which she calls 'Maf,' for she is forever teasing Sinatra about his connections."

From Time Magazine Archive

Ellen DeGeneres made the rounds of the hipper talk shows last week in what appeared to be the coyest exercise in trial ballooning since Colin Powell's book tour.

From Time Magazine Archive

Still deign to play the charmer, dear,   Blush while you're thinking of me, Breathe coyest wordlets in mine ear,   But don't confess you love me!

From Cap and Gown A Treasury of College Verse by Frederic Lawrence Knowles