coyness

Her coyness made it hard for him to figure out if she was interested.

She used coyness as a way to flirt with him.

His coyness prevented him from expressing his true feelings.

The actress's coyness added to her charm on screen.

He found her coyness endearing.

She used coyness to mask her nervousness.

The coyness in her smile hinted at hidden emotions.

He mistook her coyness for disinterest.

Her coyness faded away as she grew more comfortable with him.

The coyness in her voice added a playful tone to the conversation.

Lord of my heart, no more shall there be for me waiting and weeping in corners, no more coyness and sweetness of demeanour.

'Mere coyness, ' said Knight to himself; and went away with a lighter heart.

Her coyness was eternally new, eternally ineffectual; her clothes were extreme; her black hair was bobbed, now, like Gloria's.

She would turn her head away, lowering her eyelashes and biting her nether lip in an amazing exhibition of coyness.

Beneath its old-school aesthetic, " The Holdovers" faces a problem that's all too familiar in this director's work - a coyness about his characters and their circumstances that keeps real emotion and holiday spirit at bay.