facer

Example Sentences

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To tell you the truth, Patricia, the news was rather a facer, don't you know; for my first impulse was to believe it.

From The Last Woman by Beeckman, Ross

Here Sir Charles threw in something which he felt to be in the nature of a facer.

From Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories by Hanshew, Thomas W.

It was a facer for us and, 'pon my word, I don't see how they did it.

From The Border Watch A Story of the Great Chief's Last Stand by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

But he had not expected the spider to give him such a facer as this.

From '?19,000' by Delannoy, Burford

This was somewhat of a facer, he was obliged to confess.

From The Riddle of the Night by Hanshew, Thomas W.