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Meanings of rather sheepish in English

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Usage of rather sheepish in English
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Many persons who had appeared in the procession straggled in, looking rather sheepish.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 / A Magaz...
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Tom Thrush came home, putting a bold face on, but looked rather sheepish.
The Rider in Khaki: A Novel
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Others looked rather sheepish and somewhat embarrassed to be there.
The Guardian
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And Chandler came in, a rather sheepish look on his good-looking, fair young face.
The Lodger
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It was Diana, still rather sheepish, that came from the retreat, not without urging.
The Moon-Voyage
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The other girls chuckled and Mollie looked rather sheepish.
The Outdoor Girls in the Saddle; Or, The Girl Miner of Gold Run
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The Ambassador appeared rather sheepish at this point.
First contact: or, it's later than you think
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Also he found out their road for them and sent them off, rather sheepish, but laughing.
Kings, Queens and Pawns: An American Woman at the Front
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Bob came down to breakfast feeling rather sheepish.
Bob the Castaway; Or, The Wreck of the Eagle
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Griffith looked rather sheepish at this proposal; and he said he could not very well do that.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 / A Magazi...
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Hök Matts Ericsson looked rather sheepish when he turned to the manager and showed him the paper.
Jerusalem
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The others hung back looking rather sheepish.
The Girl Aviators on Golden Wings
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The two astronomers, feeling rather sheepish, assented.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
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The joke was on me; I could not help laughing, though I felt rather sheepish before the Altrurian.
A Traveler from Altruria: Romance
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I thought they looked rather sheepish at having been caught up, like the hare and the tortoise again.
The Worst Journey in the World / Antarctic 1910-1913
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Then he looked rather sheepish and flushed a little-whichwas needless; easing his collar with a fat finger.
The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910)
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