be displeased by
Example Sentences
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Dom Geronimo, who lost no word of the interview, seemed to be displeased by Mowbray’s adroit distinction between the occupant of the throne and a prince of the royal blood.
From The Great Mogul by Louis Tracy
He had affected to be displeased by the doctor's air of treating his case as though it was deprived of all importance.
From The Price of Love by Arnold Bennett
Mr. Sharpe then insinuated that Lord Oldborough, who had put Bates into his present situation, would be displeased by a complaint against him.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 07 by Maria Edgeworth
In order that you may not be displeased by any further unavoidable correspondence between me and Colonel Osborne, I have written to him a note, which I now send to you.
From He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope
Your Majesty, therefore, need have no further anxiety about my journey, and must not be displeased by it.
From Lucretia Borgia According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day by Ferdinand Gregorovius
