hangdog expression

Examples (10)

• After breaking the vase, the little boy had a hangdog expression all day.
• The dog wore a hangdog expression after being caught chewing on the shoes.
• He walked into his boss's office with a hangdog expression, ready to admit his mistake.
• "Why the hangdog expression?" she asked, noticing his downcast face.
• The defeated knight returned to the castle, his face fixed in a permanent hangdog expression.
• He tried to smile, but he couldn't hide the hangdog expression in his eyes.
• His usual cheerful demeanor was replaced by a sullen, hangdog expression.
• With a hangdog expression, the teenager confessed to skipping school.
• The losing team left the field, each player with the same miserable, hangdog expression.
• When confronted with the evidence, his defiant look melted into a hangdog expression.