abashed 1 of 2

past tense of abash

abashed

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adjective

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Recent Examples of abashed
Verb
But this year’s bash is looking a little more abashed. New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021 Delphine Hicks—Caroline had waited for her beside the church steps one First Sunday (big meeting day) and had thrown her to the ground and robbed the abashed vampire of her underthings. Zora Neale Hurston, Harper's magazine, 6 Jan. 2020 The video shows a very abashed McKinnon saying goodbye to Ginsburg on the stage following the production. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2019 Privacy concerns cause abashed feeling in Silicon Valley Zuckerberg's potential retort comes after Apple's Cook made comments at the end of March in an interview with Recode's Kara Swisher and MSNBC's Chris Hayes. Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 11 Apr. 2018 And, many know how to deliver home truths in a way that will elicit abashed agreement rather than anger. Cathie Anderson, sacbee, 9 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abashed
Verb
  • French authorities have arrested several suspects after a frantic manhunt for the men who staged a spectacular daytime heist at the Louvre museum that gripped the world and embarrassed the government in Paris.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The Revolution provided a brief scare through a 59th-minute goal from Dor Turgeman, who embarrassed a defender before curling home a spectacular effort, but Inter Miami broke the tie almost immediately after the strike that made the score 2-1.
    Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Thomas Jefferson was likewise discomfited by the revolutionary possibility of female citizenship.
    Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • One of the higher-ups felt my title Stairway to Heaven would be confused with the 1939 movie of the same name.
    Cameron Crowe, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Netflix’s co-CEOs then confused Wall Street by not slamming the door on a possible bid.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The rapper pleaded not guilty after he was accused of charging at Los Angeles police officers while roaming the streets of Studio City in his underwear and a pair of cowboy boots in a disconcerted state.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Seattle sacked Lawrence a career-high seven times and flustered him all game.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The Cardinals’ defense flustered Miami in a signature 24-21 win.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • At times, the new mom gets bashful about the attention she’s received since returning to the team.
    Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Livestreaming isn’t the same as actually being there and seeing the fabric flow, the textures, the audience reaction and the bashful designer with their head down, forced onto the runway at the end of each show.
    Nadja Sayej, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Candy was self-conscious about his weight, which was reported to be more than 300 pounds at one point.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Providing clients a safe space to share their secrets, express their feelings and clarify their needs was the ideal solution to self-conscious fear and shame.
    Nicki J. Monti, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • There are students who feel inhibited from expressing their Jewish or Zionist identity because of the atmosphere of the atmosphere of intimidation or harassment on college campuses.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Nini and Lali seemed happier without him—more relaxed, less inhibited.
    Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025

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