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Example sentences for "abashed"

Lexicographically close words:
abase; abased; abasement; abases; abash; abasing; abasshed; abate; abated; abatement
  1. And how he and the rest of the knowing ones would laugh at Blackie when he returned to camp, shamefaced and abashed at having been hoodwinked by such a ridiculous flimflam!

  2. Blackie listened, abashed by this sudden turn of favor.

  3. The flower she is copying stands before her in a vase, and a little angel, with roseate wings, is watering it with an air of abashed reverence.

  4. Fear and abashed astonishment at the angelic appearance are reflected in their faces, and the plain and homely gestures of their hands are in correspondence with their inward excitement.

  5. With this answer the knight returned, which greatlie incouraged them to doo their best to win the spurs, being half abashed in that they had so sent to the king for aid.

  6. Florrie's abashed mien, and the arrival of the telegram, stiffened her back and steadied her hand.

  7. Her mood now, as she accompanied George Cannon on the unknown adventure, was one of abashed but still fierce resentment.

  8. I'd prefer not to come," she insisted, in an abashed and diffident voice.

  9. Although she had thought that she remembered him very well, she is still somewhat abashed at his astonishing appearance.

  10. It was a very flower of emotional naiveté, though a moment later he cast it from him as a weed, grown in idleness; and indeed it might have abashed him to say what concern it had in the mind of the Order of St. Barnabas.

  11. Hilda Howe to suggest that the idea abashed him.

  12. Nothing could have been more heaven-sent than her precious perception, exactly then, that before the shining gift of Arnold's spiritual sympathy, all her desire for a lesser thing from him must creep away abashed for ever.

  13. At first Aubert was abashed by the knowledge and distinguished manners of the priest and M.

  14. At dinner he was abashed if any one spoke to him: he would reply two minutes after he had been spoken to: he would forget what he was going to say in the middle of a sentence.

  15. Christophe was abashed by his reception, and stood shifting from one foot to the other, holding his manuscripts and his hat in his hand.

  16. The cafés, which he found at every turn, abashed and revolted him, for they were all so crowded.

  17. He turned toward the abashed girl, and in his most distinguished manner said: "We accept gratefully, madame.

  18. She looked at me, seemed abashed and hid her face completely in her hands.

  19. And he was abashed before the folk and, turning to his sire, told him what had happened and said to him, "Take the troops and march them back to the city.

  20. And Hasan hung his head abashed before the King and his father.

  21. She wore pink, with bits of blue spotting it in no systematic order that I could discern, and a pink rose lay abashed in her hair.

  22. Dut is--is a Dut," she answered, somewhat abashed by my want of enthusiasm.

  23. And then descending out of the image, he committed adultery with the woman much abashed and afraid, vsing most profane and wicked gloses vnto her.

  24. Was he not before vtterly abashed and dismayed?

  25. And he took with him Peter, Iames, and Ihon, and he began to wax abashed and to be in an agony.

  26. When she saw him, she was abashed at his saying: and cast in her mind what manner of salutation that should be.

  27. He was abashed that the brethren would hear this tale more often than the homilies.

  28. The ring melted apart; one or two caps were lifted, there was a shuffling of feet, as the most abashed slunk away.

  29. The Burgravine stopped, slightly abashed by the fire that flashed in the child's glance.

  30. Steven, abashed that he had indeed thought himself heroic, blushed again and, looking down, began idly plucking with his unhurt right hand the wood-violets that grew in patches on the bank.

  31. She felt a little abashed by the tone, but a message called him away, and before his return Mr. Clare came back to ask for a reference to St. Augustine.

  32. Then, as she made no response whatever to his munificence, he began to be abashed and to look pathetically from her to her father.

  33. So now the Queen saw well that he was abashed and overthought.

  34. But, by the faith I owe you, I would not myself deign to be abashed at that for which I saw him weep.

  35. Cain et Abel: "The thief shuns the day as the witness of his crime: the adulterer is abashed by the dawn as the accomplice of his adultery.

  36. Belfiore seeks acceptance of Sandrina, who now acknowledges herself to be Violante, but she, abashed at his declarations of love, bids him depart, and prepares to go herself.

  37. Madam ventured to speak a word to encourage me, for she saw I was much abashed and flustered, yet he did not heed her, but went on talking very loud against the folly and the wasteful wantonness of the times.

  38. Then amidst the bustle and confusion a gentleman forcing his way through the groups of travellers grasped Appleby's hand, and he saw his comrade, who did not seem abashed as he once would have done, being hugged publicly by Mrs. Niven.

  39. In fact, Niven felt curiously abashed when before they went into the dining room he spread out before them the things he had brought.

  40. She seemed so big and high above the water after the Champlain, and they felt almost abashed and out of place amidst the luxury of the great saloons.

  41. Courage, now," said Mentor to Telemachus, seeing the young lad somewhat abashed by the presence of so large a company.

  42. He had dropped his hands and stopped his booing, and there he stood, abashed and awkward, the ghost of a weak, silly, aimless young man.

  43. Howbeit I did not believe her, but bade her render it to the owners: and I was abashed at her.

  44. Sir 4:25 In no wise speak against the truth; but be abashed of the error of thine ignorance.

  45. Mrs. Mazarine, welcome," said the Mayor after an abashed pause.

  46. She trembled and hesitated before every cave of mystery which her daily life with him opened darkly to her abashed eyes.


  47. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "abashed" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    abashed; abroad; adrift; afflicted; agitated; ashamed; astray; bashful; beset; bewildered; bothered; chagrined; chapfallen; confused; crestfallen; crushed; discomfited; discomposed; disconcerted; dismayed; disoriented; disquieted; distracted; distraught; distressed; disturbed; embarrassed; guessing; hangdog; humbled; humiliated; inhibited; lost; mortified; perturbed; shamed; shamefaced; troubled; uncomfortable; uneasy; upset