sheepishly (adverb)

1. Sheepishly, the actor accepted his award for Best Picture and made a clumsy speech.

2. Sheepishly, I entered the haunted house with my friends, my heart pounding with fear.

3. Sheepishly, the comedian realized that his joke had fallen flat and the audience was not laughing.

4. Sheepishly, she admitted to her friends that she had splurged on the expensive designer dress.