discommode

Example Sentences

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"Our theory," explains Rich, "is that 95% of the people are honest, and we're not going to discommode 95 people to root out the other five."

From Time Magazine Archive

He buttoned his velveteen calzoneros down nearly to his ankles, so that their leathern bottoms might not flap open and discommode him.

From The White Chief A Legend of Northern Mexico by Evans, L.

“I fear I shall discommode you:” it is better to say, incommode.

From Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected by Anonymous

Then he said, with a clearly modulated and rather mincing articulation: 'Would it discommode you to contribute elsewhere a coin with a somewhat different superscription?'

From The Wisdom of Father Brown by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)

That wouldn’t discommode none of you folks, and I’d sort of feel as if I was giving you your money’s worth.

From Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective by Irvin, Rea