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Recent Examples of shyly
The women shyly arrive in plastic slippers and bright toubs; all have been raped.
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Janine Di Giovanni,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
The skinny teenager sidled up to a team official, shyly.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
And Carey, just very shyly, was like, ‘Yep, that’s my kitchen.
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Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
20 Apr. 2026
So much so that after the discussion, Cole shyly approached the stranger.
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Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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.
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Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 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.
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Daniyal Mueenuddin,
New Yorker,
23 Nov. 2025
Percy looked up at the camera, shyly posing with his new look.
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Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
Janine Di Giovanni,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
The skinny teenager sidled up to a team official, shyly.
—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
And Carey, just very shyly, was like, ‘Yep, that’s my kitchen.
—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
20 Apr. 2026
So much so that after the discussion, Cole shyly approached the stranger.
—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
Naroditsky removes his blindfold and smiles shyly.
—
Jordan Himelfarb,
Time,
15 Dec. 2025
By way of reply, the kid puffed up his chest and smiled shyly.
—
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shyly
Adverb
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The famously-outgoing point guard ducked her head bashfully as Huskies stars Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong shook her shoulders in celebration while freshman Kelis Fisher tossed a handful of confetti into her face.
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So Rizo, a little bashfully but mostly just with determination, heads right on back.
Adverb
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The other photo shows two of the cubs huddled in a corner of a habitat, with one eyeing the camera timidly.
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“Shyly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shyly. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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