Sentence examples for acting coy from inspiring English sources

"We thought he was acting coy," said Aaron Peirsol, a teammate.

He teed up this non-event by acting coy about whom exactly he would be endorsing.

"You know... " Grande replied, acting coy. .

"How do you mean?" I felt like acting coy.

While Sarah Palin is playing games by showing movies of her time as governor (she quit that job) and taking bus trips and acting coy and vague, the Minnesota Congresswoman, who has not quit any of her elected positions, is in the race and mixing things up quite well at the moment.

Many people denigrate their own skills when saying no, protesting, "I'm really not the best person for this project". But acting coy is usually an unsuccessful strategy, says Griesel.

"You ready for this, baby?" I said with my eyes closed acting all coy.

The Huffington Post's Green Editor, Katherine Goldstein, who is on the ground in Copenhagen, reports that sources close to The Yes Men were acting very coy, "smiling," while saying, "Who said it was the Yes Men?" We hope to be able to say so soon!

Mr. Milosh and Mr. Hannibal are still acting shy, or coy.

Women (and one drag queen) in leotards and heels, acting hysterical, animalistic, coy and abusive, tossing their long locks and speaking in baby voices: really, world, is this still where we're at?

Be polite but firm; this isn't the time for acting demure or coy, as you're dealing with someone who is losing self-control.