shrinking violet
Example Sentences
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SoftBank 9984 -12.53%decrease; down pointing triangle Group founder Masayoshi Son, after all, isn’t exactly a shrinking violet when it comes to wild ideas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
The consensus was someone who is warm, funny, loud, brash and larger than life, with jokes for the children and adults alike but they cannot be a shrinking violet.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
Penelope is a shrinking violet, but she’s also a romantic tired of being underestimated and cast as unmarriageable.
From Salon ● May 17, 2024
The centenarian is remembered by his friends as a man with “impeccable diction” and gentle spirit, but he was no shrinking violet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
He had named her Violet after shrinking violet when she had started seeing Dr. Payne.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
