as in introvert
a shy or reserved person there were too many wallflowers at the party, so things never really got lively

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Recent Examples of wallflower For the first time in God knows how long, the former wallflower walks away from the encounter with a spring in her step and her head held high. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024 From Kirstie Swain, Sweetpea stars Yellowjackets’ Ella Purnell as Rhiannon Lewis, a quiet wallflower who develops a vengeful and intoxicatingly liberating taste for murder. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2024 The six-episode British revenge thriller follows Rhiannon Lewis (Purnell), a quiet wallflower that everyone overlooks, who develops a vengeful taste for murder. Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2024 The days of being a wallflower and voiceless member of the pack are over — this is our time to shine as bright as the sun and step into the limelight. Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 22 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for wallflower 

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“Wallflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallflower. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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