shamefaced
Example Sentences
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They get shamefaced very quickly after I tell them I was burned badly as a child.
From Slate • Mar. 26, 2020
In such company, The Book of Henry seems likely to slink away shamefaced, but unnoticed.
From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2017
Who can put a price tag on the shamefaced retraction I owe that guy from Takoma Park?
From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2015
He spoke of being both "flattered" and "shamefaced" about often being mentioned alongside Mr. Burton because of their geographical connection.
From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2012
He saw a shy but shamefaced curiosity in her, and several times she’d seemed about to speak, and then think better of it.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
