shamefacedness
Example Sentences
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It was done without a bit of shamefacedness on his part, and with the energy and the tenderness too of affection.
From What She Could by Warner, Susan
This very shamefacedness appealed to her intensely, and yet last night Charlie had said that old Sweep was in such tremendous spirits about it all!
From The Thousandth Woman by Hornung, Ernest W.
She looked at his face and saw there an odd expression—a sort of dogged shamefacedness.
From Stubble by Looms, George
The King himself wears an air of shamefacedness when the Stuart prince is mentioned.
From Petticoat Rule by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
Eleanor felt her "shamefacedness" return upon her, while all the rest were making acquaintance, welcoming and receiving welcome.
From The Old Helmet, Volume II by Warner, Susan
