shrinking violet
Example Sentences
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Her co-star Oliver Reed - hardly a shrinking violet himself - memorably described acting alongside her as like "being run over by a Bedford truck".
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2023
No shrinking violet, this performer, and neither is the woman she portrays.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2022
I must say, Gillian is not a shrinking violet; she has a very strong screen presence always.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2022
“She’s no shrinking violet, and when she has an idea she pursues it,” Mellor said.
From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2022
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
