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Recent Examples of shrinking violetThis is not a time for shrinking violets or incrementalism.—Michael Zais, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024 After all, a little one with a name like Valkyrie, Raven, or Justice isn’t likely to be a shrinking violet.—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 See All Example Sentences for shrinking violet
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