timidness

Example Sentences

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“But, to Kersh’s credit, he cuts off that timidness in a way by saying, ‘Hey, I’m here to win, whatever it takes,’” Friedman said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025

It was also about his timidness and wanting to connect with people, but not quite knowing how.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2022

“It wasn’t just about accent, but it was also about his timidness, but also wanting to connect with people, but not quite knowing how.”

From The Verge • Mar. 23, 2022

Given Naz’s timidness and uncertainty, Mr. Ahmed’s performance has been limited mostly to his eyes, which toggle between deer-in-the-headlights shock and a growing understanding of the world around him.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2016

Languid, yet full, brimful of life; dark, yet very lustrous; liquid, yet clear as stars; they are compared by their poets to the shape of the almond and the bright timidness of the gazelle.

From Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century by Adams, W. H. Davenport