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Recent Examples of shrinking violet
After all, a little one with a name like Valkyrie, Raven, or Justice isn’t likely to be a shrinking violet.
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Christin Perry, Parents, 25 Oct. 2024
On Friday, the world woke up to a new face splashed across the home page of the Daily Mail: Olivia Nuzzi, blonde, attractive, and no shrinking violet, posing at an event in her stretchy leopard-print top.
—Ashley Baker, airmail.news, 21 Sep. 2024
Susann Sills was no shrinking violet, says her friend Chris Solimine.
—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
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Christin Perry, Parents, 25 Oct. 2024
On Friday, the world woke up to a new face splashed across the home page of the Daily Mail: Olivia Nuzzi, blonde, attractive, and no shrinking violet, posing at an event in her stretchy leopard-print top.
—Ashley Baker, airmail.news, 21 Sep. 2024
Susann Sills was no shrinking violet, says her friend Chris Solimine.
—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
See All Example Sentences for shrinking violet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrinking violet
Noun
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The Truth Teller is a sick mouse hiding behind Tom Brady’s fridge.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
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Casually shedding the clichés it’s built upon, HBO‘s crime saga mounts a potent blend of cat-and-mouse chase, bleak family drama, and a character study of quite a few characters under extreme emotional duress.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Yes, some people are introverts or have social anxiety, and those limits should be respected, but that doesn’t appear to be the case here.—
Anna Pulley,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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For introverts or busy-bees, there's a lot less social interaction at a touchless car wash, too.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
The Courier-Journal,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Shrinking violet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrinking%20violet. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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