timorously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for timorously
Adverb
  • Percy looked up at the camera, shyly posing with his new look.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • So Rizo, a little bashfully but mostly just with determination, heads right on back.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • And social director Kassidy Silva bashfully admitted to liking Tabi nails with the peeking-through-hands emoji.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 24 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Black Rabbit begins in media res, zooming out from a wallpaper full of rabbits — some mid-hop, others staring fearfully into the abyss with wide, dark pools for eyes.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The software’s orders were often obeyed fearfully, unquestioningly.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Timorously.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/timorously. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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