infelicity
Example Sentences
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And while his verbal errors and infelicities are largely accidental, they’re hardly incidental.
From New York Times
The novel’s narrator Laszlo Ratesic, is a member of the state’s Speculative Service, the law-enforcement body charged with ferreting out lies and liars and with sorting “accidental infelicities” from “purposeful misrepresentations.”
From Washington Post
The translation, by Marina Harss, never lacks for clarity, which leaves the blame for these infelicities on the author.
From Washington Post
Barring the odd stylistic infelicity, he handles his material well.
From Economist
And she can be funny, too, as when she documents the stylistic infelicities — the relentless use of “truly,” “thee,” “thou” — of “For Whom the Bell Tolls.”
From Washington Post
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