sheepishly

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Examples

• Cruz was forced to sheepishly return to the “greatest country in the world,” as he reflexively described it when trying to spin his short vacation to reporters.

• In her speech on Thursday, she sheepishly reeled back her embrace of inaccuracy to the one that the party itself broadly accepts.

• So we decided to speak to several of them, some of whom sheepishly admitted their good fortune in a time of widespread loss, managing to keep their jobs and stay together with their partners.

• When asked what he’d done since getting the feedback about reducing uncertainty, “I accidentally added more,” he said, a bit sheepishly.

• But, sheepishly, we were hoping it would occur when they were a little older and, perhaps, wiser — and, quite frankly, not living at home.

• “You are welcome to talk with the students—but off campus,” he smiles sheepishly.

• They included Lupoi, who looked sheepishly glum as he nodded to a woman who is apparently his wife amongst the spectators.

• Prosecutor Richard Mantei rolled his eyes and grinned sheepishly.

• One afternoon he noticed me sheepishly looking at the screen.

• Avoid if possible; the phrase “[x] was caught lying and sheepishly acknowledged it” is preferable.

• Now and then there was a cheer, and some young fellow sheepishly offered himself.

• They sat either scowling or grinning sheepishly while the new witnesses were being awaited.

• Hal's eyes roved from face to face, his men grinning back sheepishly at him.

• He stared about him sheepishly, bewildered and abashed, and unspeakably aggrieved.

• The boys came rather sheepishly to see him off; but he would make no show of relenting.