shrinking violet
Example Sentences
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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
Mirren is no shrinking violet, and neither is the woman she portrays.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2022
Instead, they were chipping off quips and learning a new way not to be a shrinking violet.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2022
Beal took over as the Wizards’ leader on and off the court while Wall was injured for the past two years, and Westbrook is no shrinking violet.
From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2020
I mean his pa was purt close to Pap’s size and his ma wasn’t no shrinking violet of a woman neither.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
