| He is paid to be serious, but his default mode is loose and playful, with a touch of hipster diffidence. |
| It is with diffidence and humility that I greet the ultimate constitutional power in the Republic, the Presidential electors. |
| And it hurts when we have this clumsy, plodding exchanges because he was my best friend, and now we can't seem to talk to each other without diffidence and discomfort. |
| Other children sometimes mis-interpret your little Virgo's shyness as diffidence or stand-offishness. |
| The singer's compelling, pensive and introverted lyrics were delivered with an unusual diffidence from a band enjoying their level of success. |
| Another shortcoming of the book is Atkinson's diffidence in examining the role of an airmobile division, the Army's only one. |
