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Recent Examples of shrinking violet
After all, a little one with a name like Valkyrie, Raven, or Justice isn’t likely to be a shrinking violet.
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Christin Perry, Parents, 25 Oct. 2024
Susann Sills was no shrinking violet, says her friend Chris Solimine.
—Gayane Keshishyan Mendez, CBS News, 17 May 2024
The Squad members have prided themselves on not being shrinking violets.
—Jeff Robbins, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2024
Even if Trump were a shrinking violet, the media would be all over this historic moment.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
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Christin Perry, Parents, 25 Oct. 2024
Susann Sills was no shrinking violet, says her friend Chris Solimine.
—Gayane Keshishyan Mendez, CBS News, 17 May 2024
The Squad members have prided themselves on not being shrinking violets.
—Jeff Robbins, Orange County Register, 8 Feb. 2024
Even if Trump were a shrinking violet, the media would be all over this historic moment.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
See All Example Sentences for shrinking violet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrinking violet
Noun
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Colossal created the mice by modifying seven genes simultaneously and from information gathered from analysis of woolly, Columbian and steppe mammoth genomes that were up to 1.2 million years old.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The study in mice, published in Nature Biomedical Engineering, showed that an experimental mRNA vaccine boosted the tumor-fighting effects of a common cancer drug called immune checkpoint inhibitors.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
Noun
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MacLaren noted that introverts are especially susceptible to being misread in these environments.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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For many introverts, this is mid-morning or early afternoon.—
Dr. Cynthia J. Young,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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“Shrinking violet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrinking%20violet. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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