shamefacedness
Example Sentences
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The King himself wears an air of shamefacedness when the Stuart prince is mentioned.
From Petticoat Rule by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
Wilkins had lost his shamefacedness when he reappeared.
From The Mistress of Bonaventure by Harold Bindloss
And with many apologies and some shamefacedness he explained the situation.
From Ovington's Bank by Stanley J. Weyman
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 Susan Warner
Any one could see where the daughter behind her got the timidity and shamefacedness which now caused her to stand back and look indifferently away.
From Jennie Gerhardt A Novel by Theodore Dreiser
