1. showing embarrassment from awareness of having done something foolish or wrong

Examples

• He gave a sheepish grin when caught sneaking cookies before dinner.
• She looked sheepish after realizing she had been wearing her shirt inside out all day.
• The student offered a sheepish apology for forgetting his homework again.
• With a sheepish expression, he admitted he had lost the keys.
• The children appeared sheepish when their mother discovered the broken vase.
• He smiled sheepishly and shrugged his shoulders.
• Her sheepish laugh revealed that she knew she had made a mistake.