Arriving at the palace in an array of grey and black outfits, decidedly more demure than their usual provocative look, the girls lined up and were each presented by smiling Charles with their medals in the 1844 Room.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12783503/BLACKPINKs-Jennie-shows-Honorary-MBE-revealing-huge-honor-receive-King-Charles-attend-state-banquet.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Fans of both Harry Potter and Twilight have noted that characters like Ginny and Bella changed drastically from the book and were made to be more demure and focused on boys.

Source: https://www.cbr.com/mistakes-movies-make-when-adapting-books/

In the show, the authoritarian Taskmaster (the actor Greg Davies) gives five contestants—mostly British comedians—open-ended objectives via his demure assistant, Alex Horne.

Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/03/marvel-villain-daredevil/673258/?utm_source=feed

Paclipan has, in his own gentle, demure, and unassuming way, carved out a niche that suits him and his art.

Source: https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2023/12/13/piecing-it-together-with-jeffrey-wilcox-paclipan/

Wilde’s writings may be homoerotic, but the prose remains coded and demure; prurience was reserved for the bedroom, and eventually for the courtroom.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/aubrey-beardsleys-perverse-recipe-for-success

With a new softer hairstyle, Diana looked trim and demure in a pastel pink suit reminiscent of those worn by Jackie Kennedy in the Sixties, with matching handbag and stiletto heels, as she arrived at London's Savoy Hotel for an awards luncheon.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12243009/Intriguing-dramas-Catherine-Walker-dresses-worn-Princess-Diana.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490