He was vaguely ashamed of what he'd done.

Back when he'd been working alone on programming, he thought of himself as a clumsy amateur, and he was always vaguely ashamed of his code.

Mitch felt amazed and vaguely ashamed of himself for defending Olie Swain just to take sides against his mother-in-law.

Gym clothes, art projects, books we're vaguely ashamed to be reading, ancient albums purchased on the street for two bucks - everything travels with us throughout the day.

He staggered up to his room half-drunk and vaguely ashamed.

Hop was vaguely ashamed that the nurse had to lift his stomach out of the way to wipe down the sweat- ing crease.

Bobby didn't know whether to feel triumphant or vaguely ashamed.

And I must have been very conscious of it, for it made me restless and vaguely ashamed that I should condescend so far as even to notice it.

Will took a final look at the faces on the fire escapes, vaguely ashamed of where he'd come from, and very much ashamed of What he wanted from life.

Vaguely ashamed of her behaviour, she then tried to draw back, but his arms tightened, preventing her, and she gave up all thoughts of resistance.