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half-embarrassed

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  • He gives a small smile, half-embarrassed by the confession.

    The desperate plight of Africa's cotton farmers Elizabeth Day 2010

  • Simon, sliding in next to Isabelle, offered her a half-embarrassed smile that she didnt return.

    Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009

  • (I am half-amused and half-embarrassed to be compared to Sisyphus, who is still toiling, if you believe such stuff.) mjh

    mjh's blog — 2007 — July 2007

  • "Yeah, " Jack said with a smile that was half-embarrassed, half-reminiscent.

    Duma Key King, Stephen, 1947- 2008

  • Michael smiled in a sort of half-embarrassed, half-proud way.

    Wife in the Fast Lane Karen Quinn 2007

  • Michael smiled in a sort of half-embarrassed, half-proud way.

    Wife in the Fast Lane Karen Quinn 2007

  • Simon, sliding in next to Isabelle, offered her a half-embarrassed smile that she didnt return.

    The Mortal Instruments: Book One: City of Bones Cassandra Clare 2007

  • ‘Ah, I beg your pardon!’ she said with a smile half-embarrassed, half-ironical, instantly taking hold of one end of a plait of her hair and fastening on Sanin her large, grey, clear eyes.

    The Torrents of Spring 2006

  • A few minutes later Philip Dean, dressed in blue silk pajamas, opened his door and the two young men greeted each other with a half-embarrassed exuberance.

    Tales of the Jazz Age 2003

  • Mel looked over at her and caught the half-embarrassed look on her face.

    Familiar Lullaby Burnes, Caroline 2001

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