demurely

Example Sentences

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“Thank you for being here,” Newsom offered demurely.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2025

Bragg’s prosecution team immediately objected, and Judge Juan Merchan sustained the objection, but not before Cohen could demurely respond “sounds like something I would do.”

From Slate • May 16, 2024

She dressed demurely, often in blazers and wire-rimmed glasses, but Ms. Johanson had a comedian’s timing and instincts, which defused the hot-button topics she addressed.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Later in spring, bloom continues more demurely, when Magnolia wilsonii and M. sieboldii, a couple of Larson’s favorite species, produce fragrant, nodding white flowers with pink to crimson stamens.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2022

Lord Peter Henslowe brought a small gold-banded plate of supper to Camilla where she sat demurely with her loose pearls in her purse and a corsage watchful on her shoulder.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck