caviler
Example Sentences
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The back-drawn effect of her chestnut tresses, which were still streaked here and there with sunny threads, could not be doubted as charming even by the most prejudiced caviler.
From An Ambitious Woman A Novel by Edgar Fawcett
The critic should be more than a censor or caviler.
From Elementary Guide to Literary Criticism by F. V. N. (Franklin Verzelius Newton) Painter
Another class of projects illustrate the caviler attitude toward environment and health in 1913.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
He was a great general and a great President, first in war and first in peace and all that, says our caviler, but his relaxation was in farm accounts, and his business war and politics.
From George Washington, Volume II by Henry Cabot Lodge
If any such caviler should reach our Society, have the moral courage to point out that last paragraph, and see if the wretches have forgotten to blush for themselves.
From Phemie Frost's Experiences by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens
