circumstantiality

Example Sentences

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For they both had, not without reason, a great terror of the rector's circumstantiality.

From Seed-time and Harvest A Novel by Reuter, Fritz

"Oh, sugar!" cried Bar Seven, in disgust; but somehow the circumstantiality of the narrative seemed to carry conviction with the others, and he found himself alone.

From Bat Wing Bowles by Coolidge, Dane

He gives the whole affair with daring circumstantiality.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 Volume 18, New Series, August 21, 1852 by Chambers, William

"But the better to vamp up a show of reality, "The tale must be told with circumstantiality, "What vessels were conquered by Britain's bold sons, "Their quotas of men, and their number of guns.

From The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume II (of III) by Freneau, Philip

It was not a greater circumstantiality of statement than was demanded, but greater directness,—that it should be relieved of what was unessential to its purpose, tending only to obscure it.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 by Various