Sentence examples for timidly for from inspiring English sources

She spoke timidly, for she felt ashamed to be seen taking a rickshaw, which only the lower classes used.

It's beginning timidly, for sure: only Virgin Atlantic, only on the Washington-to-London route, only for customers of T-Mobile and a couple of European carriers.

Łukasz took us to the forest edge, where we watched bison emerge, somewhat timidly for such mighty beasts, from the mist – a primitive cave painting come to life.

Critics have accused France – which issued a brief statement saying it regretted the situation – of responding too timidly for fear of damaging its economic relationship with China.

In the grinding gears of this story, there is always an older, established entity that acts too timidly for fear of undermining its core business.

Although Lindros has not said so publicly, he has been frustrated with the penalties called against him, to the point where he has played timidly for long stretches of time.

He decided he wasn't going down timidly, or for that matter, alone.

Paul A. Levis of Summit Financial Consultants in Yonkers said that even the Bush-Feldstein plan, with its 40percentt bond requirement, would be too timidly invested for his taste.

Early in January Joseph Yam, Hong Kong's head of the Monetary Authority, timidly called for an Asian Monetary Union.

Perhaps Murray's brilliance has intimidated his opponent because Haase timidly nets for 3-1 and is then undone by another jaw-droppingly good Murray winner.

On the federal research and development front, wind timidly settles for crumbs, while coal and nuclear rake in billions.