adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A shamefaced spokesperson admitted that mistakes had been made.
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He came to my office, shamefaced , to apologize.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And yet we are shamefaced about this.
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Jack had left her a shamefaced note with no explanation, a humble note.
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Preston had been quite keen when he started the project but now he felt a bit shamefaced about it.
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The spontaneity of the dancers ebbed away and they seemed almost shamefaced that their behaviour had been witnessed by their employers.
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When Hanka Zborowska arrived asking for her portrait Modigliani was shamefaced .