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Recent Examples of shyly
Naroditsky removes his blindfold and smiles shyly.
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Jordan Himelfarb, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
By way of reply, the kid puffed up his chest and smiled shyly.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
After the pair leave the restaurant, a blushing Leigh makes a bit of a move on Jeffrey, shyly asking him out on a date.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2025
Finally, with a piercing note like a French horn rising up from the background of an orchestra, or like a deer that steps last of all and most shyly into a clearing, came Yasmin, Zain’s younger sister, almost his twin.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
Percy looked up at the camera, shyly posing with his new look.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
At a gathering of locals around a fire in the woods, Cody sits shyly chatting with new acquaintance Anna (Elise Kibler) while Jack is furiously making out with her friend.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Jordan Himelfarb, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
By way of reply, the kid puffed up his chest and smiled shyly.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
After the pair leave the restaurant, a blushing Leigh makes a bit of a move on Jeffrey, shyly asking him out on a date.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2025
Finally, with a piercing note like a French horn rising up from the background of an orchestra, or like a deer that steps last of all and most shyly into a clearing, came Yasmin, Zain’s younger sister, almost his twin.
—Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
Percy looked up at the camera, shyly posing with his new look.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
At a gathering of locals around a fire in the woods, Cody sits shyly chatting with new acquaintance Anna (Elise Kibler) while Jack is furiously making out with her friend.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shyly
bashfully
Adverb
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So Rizo, a little bashfully but mostly just with determination, heads right on back.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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And social director Kassidy Silva bashfully admitted to liking Tabi nails with the peeking-through-hands emoji.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Shyly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shyly. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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