Above his head, Jasmine curls her body into a Scorpion, her expression demure, bordering on bashful.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cheer!] Reference

Morris, for whom she delighted to find evil names, calling her demure, a prig, a sly puss, and so on.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Eustace Diamonds] Reference

I thought 'demure' is Latin for "off the wall".    From Wordnik.com.  [Sadly, No!] Reference

Both very, very -- kind of demure and kind of quiet.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 14, 2005] Reference

She walked along in demure silence.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Old Helmet] Reference

The present one summons many epithets to mind, but "demure" is rarely among them.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference

Thimister Couture Red Hooded Dress-This is totally reminiscent of early, "demure" Gaga.    From Wordnik.com.  [Refinery29] Reference

Through the narrow bazaar pressed the demure donkeys.    From Wordnik.com.  [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference

Zins range from demure blush wines to portlike monsters.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wine: Uncorked | Zinfandel] Reference

Long sleeves and high necks were demure without being dowdy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jill Stuart Takes it Seriously] Reference

By comparison, Pennsylvania's signage is more demure -- and less fun.    From Wordnik.com.  [Steve Poses: Farm Stands of Northern Chester & Montgomery Counties, PA] Reference

She secretly longed for a ring, a promise, but was too demure to ask.    From Wordnik.com.  [Working Without a Net] Reference

Mr. VIA: A little quieter and a little more demure, a little smaller.    From Wordnik.com.  [Summer Jobs: Poppin Fresh] Reference

He notices the look on her face and smiles in a demure, blushful way.    From Wordnik.com.  [Something Better Than This] Reference

She can seem demure, but her calm exterior belies a steely inner core.    From Wordnik.com.  [Leader Of The Pack] Reference

She sits neglected in the corner, drab and demure, uninvited to the dance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Amistad's Struggle] Reference

Though demure and sunny, she learned how to be steely at a very young age.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Steely Southerner] Reference

Distributors got a choice of covers, though, and the other's a lot more demure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Two Teris] Reference

His eyes were downcast, his face was demure, his attitude and manner were abject.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lost in the Fog] Reference

She's at once colorful and demure, like many an educated woman in the Middle East.    From Wordnik.com.  [IRAN: THE SPYING GAME] Reference

All of which makes meeting the charming, demure and even giddy sisters a huge surprise.    From Wordnik.com.  [Venus And Serena Against The World] Reference

(To counter that, Dugery and Day launched a more demure line carrying the slogan "S2B.").    From Wordnik.com.  [Cancer’s New Pitch] Reference

Contrast that to the "Women's Reading Room," a demure suite where history is never made.    From Wordnik.com.  [Congress: The Ultimate Men's Club] Reference

By the late 1960s, Jackie had metamorphosed from demure widow to international superstar.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lady And The Legend] Reference

I remember the original Abercrombie & Fitch bag, plain with its demure, distinctive logo.    From Wordnik.com.  [Real Men Don't Shop Online] Reference

Beyoncé buttons down her natural exuberance to play Deena, the demure but ambitious diva.    From Wordnik.com.  [It's Diva-Licious] Reference

In fact, if you would ask me how many library cards I currently have, I'd play demure. (6, hot)?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jodi Lampert: Elena Kagan: Plessy vs. Seventeen Magazine] Reference

 She had a quiet, demure nature but was quite direct whenever you could actually get her to speak.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Raisin in The Sun] Reference

The Judge's house is next to mine and the way I look demure when I pass, is a heathenism hypocrisy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letters of a Dakota Divorcee] Reference

Laraine's long nails are a flaming coral; Francine's shorter ones are painted a demure metallic plumb.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The Sister Act] Reference

Other clues come from her winning, if still demure, performance during the recent "60 Minutes" interview.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Michelle Means to Us] Reference

She doesn't fool me; I've seen her in a real sleep, and there is none of this curled and demure business.    From Wordnik.com.  [One-Way Ticket] Reference

His fashion and demure habit gets him in with some town-precisian, and makes him a guest on Friday nights.    From Wordnik.com.  [Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters] Reference

But even her mistakes were inspired, and her demure, girlish voice became gruff and loose as she improvised.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Scat Lady] Reference