timidity

Example Sentences

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More timidity to observe, more vulnerability in defence, more powder-puff stuff up front, more wide men running in ever decreasing circles.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

That timidity angered two of the team’s main supporters groups, who canceled viewing parties, travel to road matches and other game-related events.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025

But this is not the time for judicial timidity.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2025

Fear, panic and timidity rule the day, as they generally do.

From New York Times • May 16, 2024

The black men and women were mumbling quietly among themselves; they had not known one another before they had come here, but now their timidity and shame were wearing off and they were exchanging experiences.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright