Abashed
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26 examples of Abashed in a sentence
We should be ashamed if these characters are thought to represent the inhabitants of the city of Kalamazoo, and the writers should be
abashed
at having brought such broad and cruel stereotypes to the screen.
They kept rising before the dogs and at the very feet of the sportsmen, and Levin might have recovered himself; but the oftener he fired the more he disgraced himself before Veslovsky, who was puffing away merrily, in and out of range, never killing anything, but not in the least
abashed
thereby.
And that difficult task for the mistress of a house with a small circle which included such people as the steward and the architect – people of quite a different world, who tried not to be
abashed
by the unfamiliar luxury and were unable to take any sustained part in the general conversation – Anna managed that task with her usual tact, naturally and even with pleasure, as Dolly observed.
In consequence of some idea derived from a description of good society, as the old Surgeon-Major had beheld it, as soon as conversation ceased in a place where he found himself in the company of a woman, Julien felt abashed, as though he himself were specially to blame for this silence.
A glow of fire lighted the countenance of both at the same instant, and the blue eye of Frances met the brilliant black one of her guest for a single moment, and both fell in
abashed
confusion on the carpet; they advanced, however, until they met, and had taken each other's hand, before either ventured again to look her companion in the face.
The paper fell from the hands of Frances, and she endeavored to raise her eyes to the face of Dunwoodie, but they sank
abashed
to the floor.
Aunt Polly, Mary, and the Harpers threw themselves upon their restored ones, smothered them with kisses and poured out thanksgivings, while poor Huck stood
abashed
and uncomfortable, not knowing exactly what to do or where to hide from so many unwelcoming eyes.
'is this here Mr. Bantam's, old feller?' inquired Sam Weller, nothing
abashed
by the blaze of splendour which burst upon his sight in the person of the powdered-headed footman with the gorgeous livery.
'Don't you see you've hit the gen'l'm'n?''I didn't go to do it, Sammy,' said Mr. Weller, in some degree
abashed
by the very unexpected occurrence of the incident.
He took off his hat as Mr. Pickwick saluted him, and seemed much humbled and
abashed
at the sight of Sam Weller.
Having frowned upon the
abashed
Bob with great magnificence, the old gentleman again brought the letter to the light, and began to read it seriously.
'My good fellow,' said Mr. Pickwick, when Mr. Weller had sat down again, rather
abashed
at his own enthusiasm, 'you are bound to consider the young woman also.''I do consider the young 'ooman, Sir,' said Sam.'I have considered the young 'ooman.
The tender green of the reeds themselves, the intense blue of the lake, the beryl of the flashing kingfishers, and the blinding ripples spreading under the first rays of the sun, as a bevy of coots flapped the water from their wings the necklace
abashed
them all.
I was quite
abashed
by the man's flowery way of talking--so unlike anything which I had ever heard.
The footman had suddenly precipitated himself into the room, but stood
abashed
before the fierce glare of the admiral's eye.
"Answer for thyself, Friar," said King Richard, something sternly; but immediately stretching out his hand to the Hermit, the latter, somewhat abashed, bent his knee, and saluted it.
The Secretary went out,
abashed.
'I wanted to come and see you,' he went on, and then, remembering the reason why he wanted to see her he became abashed, and blushed.
It was not he, but she, who became
abashed.
Varenka did not seem at all
abashed
by the fact that strangers were present, and she went straight up to the piano.
Astonished and abashed, she silently looked at him.
Mr. Fogg said nothing; while Passepartout, abashed, kept repeating that "it wasn't worth telling."
Her face on fire and ready to burst into tears, she said good-bye to every one and even to Meaulnes, who, utterly abashed, dared not look at her.
M. Roland was abashed, and apologized.
She had felt a little awkward, however, a little abashed, in this roomwhich was to be hers.
During the uproar, the cardinal, no less
abashed
than Gringoire, had retired with all his suite, under the pretext of business and vespers, without the crowd which his arrival had so deeply stirred being in the least moved by his departure.
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