`Oh, well,' he shrugged diffidently, `I like the work.'. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"I shall see you to-morrow?" he says, diffidently. From Wordnik.com. [Molly Bawn] Reference
"That's all right," murmured Rosemary diffidently. From Wordnik.com. [O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920] Reference
He approached the gate slowly, almost diffidently. From Wordnik.com. [Ruined City]
Sunamon murmured even more diffidently than usual. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow Rising]
"Sir, Your Majesty King Dor," she said diffidently. From Wordnik.com. [Centaur Aisle]
"Rather a long name, isn't it?" he asked diffidently. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 3rd, 1920] Reference
"Maybe on the way back," Coerlis replied diffidently. From Wordnik.com. [Mid Flinx]
"We are not permitted to tell," she said diffidently. From Wordnik.com. [A Spell For Chameleon]
I paused, and said diffidently, 'I'm in Newmarket now. From Wordnik.com. [Whip Hand]
The two younger girls held back diffidently in the rear. From Wordnik.com. [Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2] Reference
She moved towards me so diffidently, her words so casual. From Wordnik.com. [Renegade's Magic]
Spider's father stepped diffidently into the open doorway. From Wordnik.com. [1968]
Somewhat diffidently I questioned him about his experiments. From Wordnik.com. [The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds] Reference
"You've seen very little of our world," he said diffidently. From Wordnik.com. [The Colors of Space] Reference
"There's one other thing," Electra said somewhat diffidently. From Wordnik.com. [Isle of View]
Before Carstairs could reply Anstice spoke rather diffidently. From Wordnik.com. [Afterwards] Reference
"My teacher says I can have a tattoo now," he said diffidently. From Wordnik.com. [The Burning City]
'I'm afraid I shall just be in the way,' Mary said diffidently. From Wordnik.com. [The Alamut Ambush]
The knob turned diffidently and in marched Maria Mitchell Kiewit. From Wordnik.com. [Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls] Reference
"I work at Dwight's Emporium," replied Hiram, rather diffidently. From Wordnik.com. [Hiram the Young Farmer] Reference
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