there were too many wallflowers at the party, so things never really got lively
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Throughout the show, Louise goes from meek wallflower struggling to keep up with her sister June (Jordan Tyson) in their family Vaudeville act to the take-charge superstar stripper, all while under the unbearable pressure from her mother, Rose (Audra McDonald).—Dave Quinn, People.com, 12 May 2025 Taking in the festivities firsthand felt like being a wallflower amid a room of my most interesting peers.—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 14 Apr. 2025 The Cream Voltage range was already anything but a wallflower, but even the brightest, sparkliest axe pales in comparison to the fluid, shifting body of the Voltage DaVinci, which was launched at The NAMM Show this week.—New Atlas, 30 Jan. 2025 Heathers follows wallflower Veronica Sawyer, who is taken under the wing of the popular yet acid-hearted Heather Chandler (played by the late Kim Walker in the movie) and her two minions: Heather Duke (the late Shannen Doherty) and Heather McNamara (Lisanne Falk).—Jen Juneau, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wallflower
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