slightly self-conscious
Frequency: 6.99.7 per million words
Indicates a small degree of self-consciousness.
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Examples (10)
- She felt slightly self-conscious in her new, brightly colored dress.
- He was slightly self-conscious about his accent when speaking to native speakers.
- The young artist felt slightly self-conscious showing her work for the first time.
- After tripping, she became slightly self-conscious of everyone looking at her.
- He's always been slightly self-conscious about his height.
- Even though he was experienced, he still felt slightly self-conscious presenting to a large crowd.
- She had a slightly self-conscious smile as she accepted the award.
- Being the only new employee, he felt slightly self-conscious during the team meeting.
- He tried to hide his slightly self-conscious blush when praised.
- She felt slightly self-conscious eating alone in the busy restaurant.