How To Use Demure In A Sentence

Many of the pictures and symbols were helpful to the Democrats 'cause: a family that clearly was from the real America -- Wallace and Bobby, his parents; a wife, Elizabeth, who looks like the kind of unpretentious person who doesn't mind celebrating her anniversary at Wendy's; a demure daughter and two towheaded tots. Digital Dispatches
McCain makes the Bush daughters look demure, which is a shame: we had so much hope for them taking over their father's mantle, but McCain looks like she will be fun too. Paul Jenkins: Republican Circus: Extended Engagement
The small collection of tops and skirts, based loosely on 1930s Chinese dresses, is elegant and demure, a long way from boho - the floaty skirts, peasant tops and leather disk belts her sister had us all wearing last summer.
His wife of twenty-two years is sitting catty-corner to him in a turquoise T-shirt with a tropical fish swimming across her chest; but her slim ankles are demurely crossed, the resting pose of one of those fifties starlets who swished around on-screen in full skirts, sheer hose, and kitten heels. THE HUSBANDS AND WIVES CLUB
She actually envied the simplicity of Lucy Morris, for whom she delighted to find evil names, calling her demure, a prig, a sly puss, and so on. The Eustace Diamonds

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While the red dress was provocative and outrageous, this dress was demure and conservative, not exposing much of anything.
Hetta was a short, plump, demure young woman, with the softest smoothed hair, and the brownest brightest eyes. Tales of all countries
Although the trend's most recent period of reference is the '80s, when demure collars topped many a blousy shirt, observers are quick to note that the more influential time is the early '60s, when JFK led men's fashion trends with trim collars that sat close to the chest. The Incredible Shrinking Collar
Yokes and sleeves are obvious choices for a peek-a-boo look, and for evening or vacation wear, consider a midriff inset in a seductive sheer or demure lace.
She taught her how to act polite, demure, obedient and respectful.
The painting portrays a beautiful lady , gentle and demure, brimming with joy and confidence in life.
Whereat nurse smiled demurely, knowing that that was the last thing to be afraid of in connexion with her child. A Little Bush Maid
She was the lone female wrestler of the evening but she was not your average demure lady.
Both very, very -- kind of demure and kind of quiet. CNN Transcript Feb 14, 2005
All Hindu women, respecting customs of decorum and demureness, refrain from drinking alcohol in public.
The centerfold is a demurely posed (for our standards of 2008), extremely fit young black woman. Archive 2008-04-01
Sure she was wiry, but her businesslike combination of grey slacks and white blouse suggested someone quite demure.
THIS jumpsuit and flowery jacket outfit was her most demure. The Sun
Melbourne, Australia's second largest city, resides demurely in the shadow cast by its more flamboyant sister city, Sydney.
Bessie and Annie waited at table, the former with demure exemplariness, the latter with her usual good sense. St Peter's Finger
He had made up his mind to see her advance with a measured step and a demure solemnity of countenance; he had felt sure that her face would be mantled with the smile of conscious saintship, or else charged with denunciatory bitterness. Adam Bede
I mean, I thought I'd get nice, small questions from quiet, demure girls that would be too shy to ask anything, really.
In subsequent prints, the demurely phallic-shaped object gradually metastasizes into a whorling explosion.
Her heart almost skipped a beat as she saw him turn around and look her straight in the eye, his face beaming with a somewhat demure smile.
Annette is a universally loved star who, by all accounts, never wavered from the sweet, shy, demure girl she'd always been despite her success. Jennifer Armstrong: What Mouseketeers Taught Me About Feminism
demureness"/reducing the flesh on display/wearing a jacket really doesn't make sense. The Guardian World News
If that were not ostracism enough, the women -- depicted so often as shy and demure in gauzy works of fiction with titles like that of Lee's play -- begin taking turns beating the daylights out of her. Review: 'Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven' at Studio Theatre
Is it some kind of attempt at demureness and modesty?
Sipping a coffee and wearing a demure blue shirt, she does not look like a woman who has influenced a world leader.
The neck line dipped demurely and the long sleeves puffed slightly at the shoulders.
Unflouncy apart from a touch of frill at the back, this winner sported a demure v-neck, sleek, unfussy hair and understated makeup.
He had heard it said that her innocent demeanour combined with her intelligent mind made her a refreshing change from mindlessly demure damsels.
She gave him a demure smile.
How could she be so demure one second, and such a raging animal the next?
I took off my warm-up jacket with hundreds of pairs of eyes watching my every move and cast my glance downward to get deep into the mind-set of a demure and sensitive bird. Welcome to My World
Until they started to dance, they looked prim and librarian-like in their dark-colored culottes topped by demure, sheer, white blouses.
Instead of a Baron there stood Jim, white-waistcoated, demure, every hair in place, and, if she mistook not, even a deedy spark in his eye. The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid
She's very demure and sweet.
This season is apparently about looking demure in a dress. Times, Sunday Times
His equal" is the correct answer: but even so demure and proper a support to thistly theology was to the ears that heard it as the hand of An Englishwoman's Love-Letters
Yokes and sleeves are obvious choices for a peek-a-boo look, and for evening or vacation wear, consider a midriff inset in a seductive sheer or demure lace.
The slight designer, clad in a somber uniform of All Saints trousers and Prada patent leather sneakers, was surprisingly calm beneath his signature coiffure and decidedly more demure than his onscreen personality who has coined millennial catchphrases such as "Fierce!" and "Hot Tranny mess. Nicole Berrie: Designer Christian Siriano Earns His Cool Factor
She has always been slightly demure - a law-keeper not a law-breaker. Times, Sunday Times
Team with a blouse and heels for demure, preppy chic. Times, Sunday Times
“Soon,” said Vera, casting down her eyes, gone dovelike and demure as she tried not to appear hurt. My Sweet Audrina
Sure she was wiry, but her businesslike combination of grey slacks and white blouse suggested someone quite demure.
Indeed, the website looks positively demure. Times, Sunday Times
Her delivery, too, is eerily good – a show of demure solicitude, invariably overtaken by steely, wild-eyed stridency. The Iron Lady: first screening
Pierre's own Chagall in this show is a Paris canvas of 1911, The betrothed, an evocation of the artist's fiancée in Russia dressed as a demure veiled bride.
The centerfold is a demurely posed for our standards of 2008, extremely fit young black woman. A Conversation, and an Afterword
Her Majesty could not help smiling at the awe-struck manner in which the quiet demure figure of the little Scotchwoman advanced towards her, and yet more at the first sound of her broad northern accent. The Heart of Mid-Lothian
Well now, I must admit this is a new one on me; not something I had ever heard of before and at this point in time I am undecided whether to feel embarrassingly demure and uneducated or fiercely proud and superior.
A demure figure in gloves and lace-trimmed dress, the queen is rising from her throne, revealing a small foot.
The actress is demure and doe-eyed but armoured with immaculate grooming as San Francisco's top wedding planner.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, released in 2007, almost finished him off, as his hesitant courtship of a fellow Hogwarts student (the demure Cho Chang) proceeded simultaneously with the onslaughts of a rampant snakelike essence from within his own brain. Sex and the Single Wizard
Heart-shaped leaves and demure purple flowers belie this ground cover's boldness.
He notices the look on her face and smiles in a demure, blushful way. Something Better Than This
And if you lock at those clips of her in court -- you know how she has that sweater and she ` s kind of demurely, you know, fastening the button over her breast? CNN Transcript Mar 12, 2009
Plunging necklines were rendered almost demure with ruffled detailing and structured hips on a dress made from floral cloque. Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7
Then she cleared her throat and slipped demurely into the seat next to his at the multiterminal computer console where he'd been studying data on genetic variations within the Empyrean population. The Better Man
He is quiet and demure. Times, Sunday Times
So, she hid her femininity behind demureness, read her poems with eyes downcast and scuttled back to the safe haven of domesticity.
She showed him her ball book with demure satisfaction when he strolled instead of rushed up to claim her for the next, a glorious polka redowa. Little Women
Her multi-dimensional character Denise is burdened with dreadfully stereotypical parents: the obstinate dad who wants her only to be a concert pianist, and the demure, subservient mom who finally speaks her mind at the totally expected moment. Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat
Among the more famous pictures is a Peg Woffington by Hogarth, not here "dallying and dangerous," but demure as a nun; also the "Modern Midnight Conversation" from the same hand; three or four bewitching Romneys; a room full of beauties of the Highways & Byways in Sussex
KELLEY ON BUSHAuthor Kitty Kelley sat demurely through a lengthy and glowing introduction of herself before a lunch gathering at Georgetown's 1789 restaurant on Wednesday. Capitol Letter: The Zoning Battle
She is a saucer-eyed cutie with soft pink hair, a charming smile, and a demure pinafore dress.
Certainly, it appeared that she had conceded defeat to the new generation of upstarts when she launched herself as a children's author last year, all horn-rimmed glasses and demure frock.
Far from being meek, mild and modest, librarians hide beneath their demure appearance hot and passionate personalities.
I suppose all mums like their daughters to look demure and mine is no different. The Sun
Gleaming with oil, demurely home from the palaestra or the dance. MIND MELD: Gods by the Bushel
Where Monica was bold and brassy, Amanda was quite and demure.
Well, Bluebell is our heroine, and we must make the best of her, -- to some people admiration never does come amiss; and if a demure _oeillade_ can play the mischief with the too inflammable of the rougher sex, I don't know who is to be held accountable except the father of lies. Bluebell A Novel
Motorway pumpers don't want flimsy or demure, we need dairy-farm efficiency - something bulky and rubberised.
Demurely as she sat there behind the tea-urn – for Dr. Gregory still engrossed all the attention of his guest, as far as talking was concerned – Fleda was again inwardly smiling to herself at the oddity and the pleasantness of the chance that had brought those three together in such a quiet way, after all the weeks she had been seeing Mr. Carleton at a distance. Queechy
New York Fashion Week: Rodarte Odd Jobs: Body Make-Up Artist Other British-inspired styles on the runways included broad-brimmed hats at Tommy Hilfiger, the tiny headpieces known as fascinators at Marc Jacobs, and a surfeit of demure, pleated, calf-grazing skirts practically everywhere. Dress Me, Kate! Modern Modesty
When they become possessed by their spirits, these demure, purdah-confined ladies undergo a remarkable change.
On the streets of Tokyo, slim-hipped sylphs favour stiletto-heeled Prada sandals, demure Agnes B pencil skirts, a Hermes jacket and a Louis Vuitton handbag.
Anna opened the show with a chambray cape that had a demure military sensibility. Michelle Madhok: Get the Look of Anna Sui's Spring Collection for Under $50
By taking the time to cultivate a specific style for yourself -- whether intentionally demure or outlandish or somewhere in between -- you are conveying that you are strong enough to be introspective, which is no small task. Lesley M. M. Blume: The Substance of Style
Far from being meek, mild and modest, librarians hide beneath their demure appearance hot and passionate personalities.
Beatrice was demure, reserved, enjoyed those tedious dinner parties of state, and seemed content to spend her afternoons bent over needlework.
The mother is a demure Thai lady with many girlfriends, all of whom seem to visit at the same time.
Above the demure neckline of the simply cut dress, the girl's face was a pale oval.
When you represent some part of the sprawling federal government, though, there's more to contend with than just personal demureness. State, Agencies Working Out the Details to Get Online
I'd intended to be mature and sedate and demure and just wistfully watch the young guests from afar.
It peeps out, even in the most serious passages, in a kind of demure rebellion against the fanaticism of his remorseless intelligence. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860
After his unusual demureness in face of the star-making machinery, I'm pleased to see Philip Pullman recovering his characteristic pugnacity to defend his dark materials from the interference of the interfering Faithful: Religion grants its adherents malign, intoxicating and morally corrosive sensations. Philip Gets His Groove Back
The long skirts, the demure looks, the curled tresses, the composure, the sensuality, the shy glance - these are all so hauntingly remindful of a bygone era.
Indeed, the website looks positively demure. Times, Sunday Times
Its double tints and strange changefulness, and the smooth creamy cheeks with their moving islets of roses that would come and go at a word, were pretty protests of Nature, I used to think, against the demure tints of her pearl-gray silken gown. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876
Sitting demurely on the couch, I quietly spasmed in orgasm. Ballardian » Ballardian/Savoy Microfiction competition winners
We were weeks past demureness, of secreting ourselves deep into earshotless underbrush to go to the bathroom. It Wasn't Me.
They were all speechless, ignoring the delicious food before them, and watched the demure girl glide across the floor towards the zither.
The manicurist was a lithe, tall girl, with a small young, wicked face; and meekly demure. Married Life The True Romance
‘Hello Mark… ‘she said lowering her eyed in fake demureness and smiling so that her dimples showed.’
She is almost always shown in profile and never engages the viewer, but with downcast eyes she seems intensely self-absorbed or excessively demure.
Behind the spectacles and the twin set of the demure secretary runs the hot blood of a rampaging minx.
She looked almost demure, she thought disparagingly, glaring at her reflection as if her dilemma were all the mirror's fault.
Above his head, Jasmine curls her body into a Scorpion, her expression demure, bordering on bashful. Cheer!
I'd intended to be mature and sedate and demure and just wistfully watch the young guests from afar.
It is the silver lining to my -- cloud," demurely; "dull clothes are dreadful when the sky is dark. The Trumpeter Swan
I think we will, and I'll say it demurely which is hard for me, better weather this storm then most others which is why we are projecting the kind of growth in EBITDA that we suggest for next year. Pfblogs.org: The Ad-Free Personal Finance Blogs Aggregator
We are all Naturally Im - pudent; only lyQuJlom, and Fig-leaves, we have been taught to Dif - guife the Matter, and Look Demurely; and that's it which we call Modejly. Fables of Æsop, and other eminent mythologists : with morals and reflexions.
Successful women performers thus had to have a demure appearance and restrict their body movements on stage to conform to idealized concepts of womanhood.
I wore jeans or the demure dresses approved of by the school authorities.
With her dark eyes and hair, her prominent cheekbones and chin, she looks like Jackie Kennedy, only a taller, rangier version, not so coiffed and demurely feminine. Imperfect endings
Rivka's desire is rebellious and demonstrates a strong will hidden beyond a demure and feminine modesty.
She sat demurely, which was very unlike her usual loud and unruly self, and stared at the wall, barely blinking.
It is the costume designer's job to reflect a show's era and story and to signal the personality of each character with a signature look-whether it's sexy, demure, vulnerable, or hot-tempered.
Indeed, the website looks positively demure. Times, Sunday Times
They saw how she tucked her face down, all dimpling and demure, fingers toying coquettishly with the straw in her Coca-Cola.
Obama envoy warns of 'no deal' summit group is being told to dress more 'demurely'. WN.com - Articles related to All's well for Brad Paisley, who's set to play MSG
It is hard to think of people more demure in rhetorical comportment than senior envoys of the UN or the British Foreign Office.
Piper had always been perceived as demure, innocent, sweet.
Instead of the bad wigs or skimpy dresses that his characters are known for, Mr. Linzy looked positively demure in a beige henley T-shirt and sneakers. Performance Artist Kalup Linzy And The Art Of Being A Character
The Oxford English Dictionary takes the demure view that funky meant "moldy," although it notes that "funk" has often been used to mean tobacco smoke and may derive from the Latin fumar, to smoke. Chicago Reader
From there, Here Anonymous tows the line of somber moderato, mixing demure numbers like “Bad Connection” and “Goodbye” with more upbeat fare. Buzzine » Eulogies Album Review
The brown kurrajong (COMMERSONIA ECHINATA) exhibits it even more conspicuously, and, when the dusty white flowers — displayed in almost horizontal planes — are buffeted by the winds and the white undersides of the leaves are revealed, the whole style of the tree is transformed as a demure damsel is by tempestuous petticoats. Tropic Days
The sauce, a purée of canned tomatoes and olive oil painted on the dough instead of dolloped, finds a demure balance between tangy and sweet.
Prada, Spring 2012 This demure dressing-up is a far cry from the dressed-down black-leather leggings, biker jackets and slouchy tees that had previously dominated so many runways. Fashion's Real Housewives
Judith's virtue is indicated by the demure clothing and veil that cover her from head to toe while Holofernes, in contrast, is almost naked.
The play brings the stories of these two budding authors to life, and like a fictional romance novel the heroes are always buffed and brave, the heroines always beautiful and demure.
So, reading the invitation in Mrs Carpenter's demure smile, and having ten days to loaf in Hong Kong before my ship sailed for Home ', I decided to have a cast at her; it was a dead-and-alive hole in' 60, I can tell you, and how else should a weary soldier pass his time? Flashman and the Dragon
Chicken doesn't mean you're demure; it means you're "finicky" echoes Sloane Crosley. Skinny "Bastards" and Pastors Join "Bitches" in Praising V-word
The girls are all demurely dressed in pleated navy blue skirts with pale blue and white sailor tops.
Up he came, whom Charlotte welcomed very demurely, and so left us, saying that she must go about her household business; but as she departed she cast a look back at me, making a "moue," as the French say, with her red lips. A Monk of Fife
He seated himself demurely with his legs drawn closely to one side, posing for the cameras as though for a fashion shoot.
When they become possessed by their spirits, these demure, purdah-confined ladies undergo a remarkable change.
THIS jumpsuit and flowery jacket outfit was her most demure. The Sun
Her voice was strident and imperious and the clothes weren't exactly demure. Times, Sunday Times
It is hard to think of people more demure in rhetorical comportment than senior envoys of the United Nations or of the British foreign office.
He is quiet and demure. Times, Sunday Times
Now she kept a demure and chaste demeanour as Apepi led her down the long hypostyle gallery of the temple to the sanctuary. Warlock
We saw them transformed from calm, demure ladies to bears protecting their cubs when the neighborhood bully was on our heels.
THIS jumpsuit and flowery jacket outfit was her most demure. The Sun
Anne, looking demure in a little black dress, took the microphone in front of a backdrop advertising Herriot Country to thank voters for her increased majority.
Annette is a universally loved star who, by all accounts, never wavered from the sweet, shy, demure girl she'd always been despite her success. Jennifer Armstrong: What Mouseketeers Taught Me About Feminism
He had heard it said that her innocent demeanour combined with her intelligent mind made her a refreshing change from mindlessly demure damsels.
Today his shirt is a demure cream colour, and his pants are beige, with a funny cut from two generations ago.
On that occasion she relentlessly scrounged, albeit in a sweetly demure fashion, cigarettes from all and sundry, suggesting a certain profligacy towards other people's property.
The women volunteers wear demure bonnets and high-necked uniforms.
My personal favorite is "Paranoia" (2007), a relatively demure piece (compared to the museum scale of his usual works) also dowsed with lemon greens. Joshua Elias: Neo Rauch: The Work and the Worked
The demure grey-haired lady in the seat next to me clutches her glittering pink and gold programme to her chest. Times, Sunday Times
Jimmy Camicia was the writer/director/producer cum chief cook and bottle-washer of the “Hot Peaches” troupe, as he likes to demurely put it. Jackie Curtis…zany Warhol star! « Julian Ayrs & Pop Culture
The one Allegro movement barely traverses the dance medium, its darkly measured grace marked by a violin solo and dotted ripieno rhythms of demure power somewhat reminiscent of Bach's Audiophile Audition Headlines
She seems to believe that a nun-like demureness equates to mystery and depth of character and walks around with her eyes permanently downcast, a small, irritatingly sly smile on her lips.
He had originally proposed an idea for a tamer programme, aimed at a young audience but with contestants sitting demurely on a sofa answering general knowledge questions.
She suffered the change of her unpronounceable name, being euphonized as "Césarine," smilingly, but life at home in a demure and tranquil suburb little suited the young meteor who had flashed across Germany. The Son of Clemenceau
Her costuming focuses on tight-fitting outfits that emphasize her figure while at the same time, in contrast, a full, loose hairstyle sometimes conveys demureness.
Gaynor was demure in pink figured voile with a white silk headscarf tucked round her blonde curls. THE QUEST FOR K
This season is apparently about looking demure in a dress. Times, Sunday Times
In repose, it had a look of having just finished saying something humorous, a kind of demure appreciation of itself. Piccadilly Jim
I suppose all mums like their daughters to look demure and mine is no different. The Sun
Unwilling to enter till the children were dismissed he remained here till young voices could be heard in the open air, and girls in white pinafores over red and blue frocks appeared dancing along the paths which the abbess, prioress, subprioress, and fifty nuns had demurely paced three centuries earlier. Jude the Obscure
In writing my book, I wanted to make a particular argument about Moore, that she was not the demure, sexless being characterized by so many of her critics.
He is quiet and demure. Times, Sunday Times
She has the body of a ballerina, a perky ponytail, a tiny rhinestone-studded labret below her lip, a demure silver flesh tunnel inside her nose and several piercings in her ears, most of them unadorned. Nancy Ruhling: Astoria Characters: The Indelible Artiste
You know what a mouse-like little walk he has, scratching along the sidewalk so demurely; but to-night, after he passed our place I heard him actually break into a hippety-hop, and as A Certain Rich Man
Delicious and demure the dress is successfully re-mastered in a season where soft femininity is the story of the day.
The dress was made of white Duchesse satin and had a form-fitting bodice with a demure boat neckline.
You can be demurely sipping a cup of tea on the veranda of the old Moana Hotel, or boldly practicing your marksmanship at the Royal Hawaiian Shooting Club.
If "Fast Five" had been rated by the EPA instead of the MPAA—the Motion Picture Association of America gave it a PG, notwithstanding rampant road rage—the average MPG would have been abysmal, what with vroom-vrooming muscle cars, screeching exotics and an armor-plated monster that makes the Hummer look demure. 'Five': A Series Wakes Up at the Wheel
This characterisation is problematic, as here Mehta is reinforcing the stereotype of docile, demure, and pristine femininity as the ideal form of South Asian womanhood.
the army girl, tall and demurely pretty, threw a quick side-glance at her
She's wearing a green plaid top, rather like the top half of a business suit, that manages to be both demure and revealing.
Later, she is presented as a rather dowdy vestal virgin or as an elegant but staid matron demurely working on her embroidery.
If that were not ostracism enough, the women -- depicted so often as shy and demure in gauzy works of fiction with titles like that of Lee's play -- begin taking turns beating the daylights out of her. Review: 'Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven' at Studio Theatre
The rosary was left at home, and the lace mantilla gave way to a demure circlet. BARN BLIND
I'd intended to be mature and sedate and demure and just wistfully watch the young guests from afar.
But at the same time it would kind of invalidate the whole series 'intent - choosing to demure about the hard, bloody climax doesn't pay proper respect to the costly sacrifices of sexual responsibilism that the books so ennoble. Gawker
A man of her own class he would not mind, for Connie was gifted from nature with this appearance of demure, submissive maidenliness, and perhaps it was part of her nature. Lady Chatterley's Lover
New Haven one Saturday evening, and being dressed in black, was taken for a minister, and asked to preach: he was apparently a little insane, and at first talked "demurely," but at last "railed like Rabshakeh, The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863
A good girl can wear what she likes, provided it is stylish, demure, a decent length and a smart cut.
Looking at the woman, demurely gowned in mutedly iridescent silk, her fingers resting lightly on her husband's sleeve, Derian was at first inclined to dismiss those rumors as mere superstitious talk. Through Wolfs Eyes
Was I supposed to find something appropriately frilly and covered in sequins, or should I wear something demure and modest?
While she wore a modest and demure navy blue business suit, it was readily apparent that she was quite a lovely lady.
Husky and direct rather than what she calls "precious and demure," she's never been shy about invoking her home country one of her top early songs is called "Hockey Skates". The Short List: New Kathleen Edwards Album, 'Voyageur'
Dårlig is a small, white slip behind him, radiant, demure, almost embarrassed by the attention she and her husband are receiving.
Is it some kind of attempt at demureness and modesty?
The dialogue continues, with the banks demurely declining as the government exhorts.
Looking prim and proper, and every inch a little lady, Miss Destiny looked demurely down at her hands.
Happy to break with the stereotype of the demure wife, sharp-tongued Nobuko relishes the role of Kan's toughest critic and famously spars with him over everything from household chores to tax reform.
The new purchase looked quiet and demure; but _he_ also pricked up his ears, and gave sundry other tokens of equinity, when the more interesting part of his fellow-creatures came near him. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection
He was timid and demure, with a habit of casting down his eyes; he was also awkward and unathletic. Times, Sunday Times
The demure maiden , the demure spouse demure mother - this is still the ideal.
I suppose all mums like their daughters to look demure and mine is no different. The Sun
There are new people; exotic foods and ideas, all calling demurely from ever ... Matador Network
She had great, dreamy, hazel eyes, a milky skin dappled with little golden freckles, and delicately arched eyebrows, giving her a demure, questioning look which made people, especially lads in their teens, want to answer it. Rilla of Ingleside
Later, she is presented as a rather dowdy vestal virgin or as an elegant but staid matron demurely working on her embroidery.
The small demure woman who had taken her letter led Miri through a narrow hallway, which sloped downward and seemed to shrink as they progressed down it.
All that tenderest care and kindest heart could suggest was done to make me comfortable by my kind hosts; and the cavalcade of retainers, with which I had come out so gayly, followed in demure silence. Hawaii's Story, by Hawaii's Queen
Was I supposed to find something appropriately frilly and covered in sequins, or should I wear something demure and modest?
She sat with her hands folded demurely in her lap.
Prada, Spring 2012 This demure dressing-up is a far cry from the dressed-down black-leather leggings, biker jackets and slouchy tees that had previously dominated so many runways. Fashion's Real Housewives
Her voice was strident and imperious and the clothes weren't exactly demure. Times, Sunday Times
She looked almost demure, she thought disparagingly, glaring at her reflection as if her dilemma were all the mirror's fault.
You see them walking to and from church at all hours, in their hoods and long camblet cloaks, with a slow pace, demure aspect, and downcast eye. Travels through France and Italy
But this is a good show that not only evokes Merman's artistry, but also reminds us that she helped transform Broadway leading ladies from demure innocents to tough and knowing broads.
Modern women, rarely overtly assertive, conform to traditional standards of "seductive demureness. Tom Doctoroff: Sex in China: Prudence and Prurience

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