sheepish

Example Sentences

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When Daniela Amodei meets with potential customers and business partners, they sometimes toss her a sheepish question as they leave: “What should my kid study in college?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

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

Neither Tongue, nor India's batters, seemed to know what was coming next, as the sheepish giggle after Jadeja's wicket suggested.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

“I have absolutely no problem walking into the woods and walking straight,” the first-time feature director says, with a sheepish smile, about his relative screenwriting inexperience.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025

I feel sheepish, and Aiyi and the others seem delighted by our temporary surroundings.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan