sheepish

Example Sentences

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Even so, when they rediscover their music sometime in the distant future, they’ll have nothing to be sheepish about.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

Jesse Plemons is more sheepish when coughing up his selection.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

I felt sheepish when my partner caught me sneaking a cookie shortly after I had encouraged him to forgo dessert so we could “be healthy together.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 5, 2025

So why is he sitting on an aisle seat in the second-back row, away from all his pals, looking sheepish?

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

With a sheepish look on his red face, Grandpa said in a whisper, “I’m sorry. This is our first time in a library.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls