Sentence examples for diffidence for from inspiring English sources

America's diffidence for a while cast a dark shadow over the event.

"I know it sounds corny," Rather says, with uncommon diffidence for a Texan, "but I've been extraordinarily lucky.

Part of Garvey's undeniable charm lies in his appealing diffidence: for a pop star, he retains a commendable modesty about his own achievements that in a less sincere person could be easily regarded as cant.

And yet, as Irons demonstrates, this cricket-crazy, God-disdaining don was a paragon of diffidence for whom eye contact, let alone a handshake, was a human bridge too far.

History gave him a reason for diffidence.

Unshowy diffidence is called for: just ask the royal family.

There was such a diffidence about him, for, as he had told us more than once, his was a reluctant prophecy.

But the show is not particularly known for diffidence or decorum, and neither is its creator, Ryan Murphy, whose credits include "Nip/Tuck" and "American Horror Story".

It's possible that a spam filter blocked your message; though my hunch — based on my own inclination to discount e-mail invitations — is that your would-be date mistook it for diffidence.

Do they misjudge your natural introversion for diffidence?

My friends in Rome tell me that, powerfully popular as Pope John Paul II was among the people, Benedict -- by his shyness, diffidence, and respect for others -- quickly became even more so.