sheepish

Example Sentences

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Research shows she most likely doesn’t feel sheepish; she’s probably just responding to your anger.

From New York Times

He has accepted his place as one of the roster’s elder statesman, too, discussing his veteran status last season with a sheepish smile across his face.

From Los Angeles Times

For some reason, a part of me felt a little sheepish when I approached the cashier, a Loyola student with a mop of blonde hair streaked with flashes of purple.

From Salon

Nickerson sounded a little sheepish about what he called the first season’s “lack of cannibalism.”

From New York Times

“I was a bit sheepish because I hadn’t realized that.”

From New York Times