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Shamefacedly the regimental commander pulled from his pocket a slightly crumpled pasteboard container.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shamefacedly he said that the most important page of his statement was missing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Shamefacedly the elder Garcia explained his inhospitable reception of the travelers.

From Heart of the Sunset by Beach, Rex Ellingwood

Shamefacedly, with drooping head, he murmured, "This is Psyche."

From Taras Bulba and Other Tales by Gogol, Nikolai Vasilievich

Shamefacedly we continued to drive nails into the impossible hull, knowing full well—poor misguided heroes—that we were only fashioning a death trap!

From The River and I by Neihardt, John G.