shamefaced

Example Sentences

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There are the shamefaced former members, who confess their gullibility as a kind of penance; there are the cockamamie claims on which the belief system is based.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The fallout, so far, has included shamefaced admissions and apologies from judges; a promise of improvement from the Administrative Office of the U.S.

From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2021

Most cases end amicably: shamefaced neighbours return the cat, everyone moves on.

From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2020

What’s been excised in both cases is the awkward and the homely, the oddball and the failing—in short, all acknowledgement of our thwarted, shamefaced cravings for connection and intimacy.

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2016

Fingers smarting, the shamefaced Taran hurried from the cottage and found Coll near the vegetable garden.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander