Example Sentences

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A certain amount of abashedness about and discontent with the whole arrangement—but not too much!—is taken as a sign of a discerning mind.

From Slate • May 4, 2016

A compelling thing about Hedberg was how authentically small the gap seemed between his abashedness onstage and the wit that overrode his anxiety.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2012

She started and looked up at Mrs. Babcock with a kind of solemn abashedness, her long face flushed.

From Jane Field A Novel by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins

“Well, I didn't s'pose you was,” said Belinda, with meek abashedness.

From Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins