sheepish

Example Sentences

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Danny felt a bit sheepish, but he walked closer to her desk station.

From Literature

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

From Salon

And while he's still a little sheepish about the attention being lavished on him, he's coming round to the idea.

From BBC

I was distracted, for instance, when Wilder’s Wonka made his grand limping entrance, as the sheepish building behind him was now dwarfed by sparkly, shiny warehouses.

From Los Angeles Times

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