Sentence examples for a shrinking violet of from inspiring English sources

Physically, Summers is anything but a shrinking violet of academe.

In fact, the agency has not been a shrinking violet on antitrust matters in recent years.

But Bachelet is no a shrinking violet on women's rights.

Audiard doesn't have a reputation as a shrinking violet, possibly because of the sharp image he projects.

He has flirted with declaring some sort of martial law, but his promises to bring to justice those guilty of plundering the nation during the Suharto years have proved largely empty: witness the failure of the police to arrest Mr Suharto's son, Tommy—hardly a shrinking violet or master of disguise.

Franklin Graham is something of a shrinking violet, unused to the rugby scrum of public life.

Ms. Tominey added: "She may have seemed like a shrinking violet around the time of the wedding, but she is not.

At this point Rubio is more of a shrinking violet then a pied piper leading the GOP caucus to the promised land of Hispanic voters.

And the antithesis of a shrinking violet.

Oh for a shy person, in such a climate — for the fascination of a shrinking violet!

The Shy Mimosa As plants go, the mimosa is a bit of a shrinking violet.