I didn't want her to look down on me and so, timidly, I put my hand up, too.
Most people put their hands out timidly, keep their distance from each other, say "Hello" quietly, and then break contact quickly.
His mother timidly talked about the birds and the bees, then put a condom in his wallet.
And from the next there is a forehand he would put away 999 times out of 1,000, but instead timidly pops it back and Federer thunks the thing into open court.
When I didn't put on my makeup, I would hide my head in shame and act timidly, but when I dressed up I would strut my stuff, smile, and hold my head high.
They showed their hand with Blackwater, now it's time for the rest of us to put forward a different vision of the world -- and we can't do it timidly or apologetically.
They cheered--if somewhat timidly--when a year ago the United States answered China's missile tests in the Taiwan Strait by sending two aircraft-carrier battle groups near the area.Tensions in the region have eased fairly quickly since, as one Washington official put it, "both sides stared into the abyss".
O'Malley's Betsy is a feisty gal, who puts up with more than any stalled bride should but never timidly acquiesces, and the ingenue can sing.
She endures a horribly uncomfortable meeting at her publisher where new executives timidly suggest a revamping and sexing-up of the cover with bright colours – like advertising M&Ms, as Nathalie furiously puts it.
Usually, she settled herself primly on the couch and spoke softly and timidly.
