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Adverb
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The women shyly arrive in plastic slippers and bright toubs; all have been raped.
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The skinny teenager sidled up to a team official, shyly.
Adverb
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The famously-outgoing point guard ducked her head bashfully as Huskies stars Azzi Fudd and Sarah Strong shook her shoulders in celebration while freshman Kelis Fisher tossed a handful of confetti into her face.
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So Rizo, a little bashfully but mostly just with determination, heads right on back.
Adverb
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The other photo shows two of the cubs huddled in a corner of a habitat, with one eyeing the camera timidly.
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Maybe the only thing scarier than the opening scene of The Happening is Mark Wahlberg attempting to earnestly and fearfully talk to a plant.
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Videos on social media showed militant convoys in trucks and motorcycles moving through the town's deserted streets, while residents looked on fearfully.
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For much of the last two seasons, Washington’s defense has been out of sync, to put it politely.
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Almost nine years after their awkward handshake at the 2017 Bastille Day military parade, the two men politely shook hands and expressed their affinity for each other.
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