Example Sentences

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Michelle says that when they first met there was some "reservedness".

From BBC • May 12, 2026

And the reservedness I had witnessed in Baltimore persisted.

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2022

The mix-up may be explained by Maguire’s reservedness and his focus on seeking justice for workers, rather than on his legacy, Mr. Collins said, citing his mother’s description of his great-grandfather.

From New York Times • Sep. 5, 2020

Yet were the priests now and then angry with him for his great sedateness and reservedness, which they called pride and haughtiness.

From Niels Klim's journey under the ground being a narrative of his wonderful descent to the subterranean lands; together with an account of the sensible animals and trees inhabiting the planet Nazar and the firmament. by Gierlow, John

Among such a people, a man may long live, little known, and less instructed; for their reservedness renders them uncommunicative, and their excessive haughtiness prevents them from being solicitous of knowledge.

From The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume V. by Cibber, Theophilus