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Recent Examples of shrinking violet
Susann Sills was no shrinking violet, says her friend Chris Solimine.
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Gayane Keshishyan Mendez, CBS News, 17 May 2024
The Squad members have prided themselves on not being shrinking violets.
—Jeff Robbins, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2024
Even if Trump were a shrinking violet, the media would be all over this historic moment.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
Monbiot is no shrinking violet.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2013
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Gayane Keshishyan Mendez, CBS News, 17 May 2024
The Squad members have prided themselves on not being shrinking violets.
—Jeff Robbins, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2024
Even if Trump were a shrinking violet, the media would be all over this historic moment.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
Monbiot is no shrinking violet.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2013
See All Example Sentences for shrinking violet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrinking violet
Noun
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Importantly, even when the mice were switched back to a healthy diet for 24 weeks, many of the problems persisted.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 June 2025
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The availability and variety of adaptive keyboards, trackballs, joystick mice and touchpads have increased significantly compared to a decade ago.—
Diane Winiarski,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Rogen played Cal, one of the adventurous co-workers of 40-year-old introvert Andy (Carell) at electronics store Smart Tech.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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Her partner, conversely, was more of an introvert who needed significant downtime.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Shrinking violet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrinking%20violet. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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