discomposure
Example Sentences
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When I came down again, I found Joe and Orlick sweeping up, without any other traces of discomposure than a slit in one of Orlick’s nostrils, which was neither expressive nor ornamental.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
“It’s good to be back,” Call said, covering the old man’s discomposure.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
And, taking her hand, he would have given it to Mr. Darcy, who, though extremely surprised, was not unwilling to receive it, when she instantly drew back, and said with some discomposure to Sir William,
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
Though she had the urn before her, she turned red and white, and had to bury her face in her cup to hide her discomposure.
From The New Rector by Weyman, Stanley John
Without the slightest discomposure, and absolutely unconscious of what he was doing, Marsyas gazed and listened until the vitta fell hastily over the face, the bird flew away and the garden incense died.
From Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians by Miller, Elizabeth
