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

The boys shouted to their animals, who flew across the plain as though the snow did not discommode them in the least.

From The Young Ranchers or, Fighting the Sioux by Ellis, Edward Sylvester

“That little gal can’t discommode any one in New Constantinople; if she would prefer to have me go out and sleep in the snow, I’ll be glad to do it.”

From A Waif of the Mountains by Ellis, Edward Sylvester

As the meal progressed, and the last of the champagne sparkled in his glass, certain things said to him by Zuleika—certain implied criticisms that had rankled, yes—lost their power to discommode him.

From Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love story by Beerbohm, Max, Sir

Just like that; very politely, "Don't discommode yourself."

From Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy by Gosse, Edmund