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In the middle of the world's biggest war, a shrinkingly sensitive first novel with a 1920 theme has become a 1943 bestseller.

From Time Magazine Archive

She ran into her mother's arms, was fondly, almost passionately embraced, and then she went to her father, timidly, half shrinkingly kissed his lowered cheek, and then pushed a chair close to her mother's side.

From The Hills of Refuge A Novel by Harben, Will N. (Will Nathaniel)

She took it, and they went together, shrinkingly, into the presence of the dead.

From The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories by Foote, Mary Hallock

As the wild plaints of Isabel pierced into his bosom's core, they carried with them the first inkling of the extraordinary conceit, so vaguely and shrinkingly hinted at in her till now entirely unintelligible words.

From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman

Dane waited shrinkingly to hear Cassandra’s name, but he waited in vain.

From Lady Cassandra by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.