Shyly

Examples

• I expressed my pleasure in the contemplation of it, and little Em'ly was emboldened to say, shyly, 'Don't you think you are afraid of the sea, now? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• She looked shyly. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• She was not in the drawing-room when I presented Agnes to her little aunts, but was shyly keeping out of the way. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Then Edith came back, glowing with pleasure, half-shyly, half-proudly leading in her tall handsome Captain. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• The Hindu grinned, and murmured shyly: 'Want to speak to master. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• How shyly shone her large eyes upon me! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• She glanced shyly at Lily, asking in an embarrassed tone how she felt; Lily answered with the same constraint, and raised herself up to drink the tea. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• He sat with his eyes on his plate, eating his muffins and ham, and she sat shyly looking at the teapot. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The boy stood shyly regarding his father through his curls, holding close to the skirts of his mother's dress. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• The girl blushed and curtseyed, and said shyly that she hoped she always did her best to keep things neat and clean. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Then there came the voices of the two children calling shyly outside the door, softly, with self-excited timidity: 'Ursula! D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• The child clung shyly to the woman. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• As they drove away May laid her hand shyly on his. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• She shyly glanced at her eager, handsome suitor. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.

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