Sentence examples for timid greeting from inspiring English sources

But as a visitor approaches, he extends his little hand and in squeaky Swahili offers a timid greeting.

For a few moments, he stayed that way; then he whirled around and addressed a timid greeting to the buttons of my shirt.

Some looked frightened, but a few smiled, and called out timid greetings.

This thought brings to mind our first encounter of the evening, when he walked almost menacingly along the corridor only to announce himself with a timid, softly spoken greeting.

(The domineering Goodman character repeatedly tells the timid Buscemi character, "Shut the fuck up, Donny!") McCain, who is a stickler for observing the institution's hierarchy, soon began greeting Fresco with a hearty "Shut up, Leon!" Menendez noted that McCain's temper was more restrained than usual.

Nor timid.

More timid.

And timid.

Be Timid!

He was timid, shy.

I was very timid.