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They tried not to be abashed by the unfamiliar luxury.
Her elder cousins abashed her by commenting on her shyness.
The fact that Mary was twenty years her senior did not abash her.
His gratitude abashed me by its immensity.
The fact that they seemed to wish to get rid of him did not abash him in the least.
Five years ago I wrote a piece suggesting that the company was doomed, and was then abashed by its apparent recovery.
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May 10, 2021
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