malapropos
Example Sentences
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He fancied that the whole incident had been a most unfortunate malapropos, and that Balfour was sinking under shame and confusion.
From Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. by Charles James Lever
I rushed over towards her, and when close was about to say impulsively, “Why did you leave your tomb?” when it suddenly struck me that the question would be malapropos and embarrassing in many ways.
From The Lady of the Shroud by Bram Stoker
Bridgie, detained at home by malapropos ailments on the part of the children, wrote urgent letters by daily posts, contradicting herself on every point saving one alone—the advisability of delay.
From The Love Affairs of Pixie by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
Mrs. Lashmar had a genius for the malapropos.
From Our Friend the Charlatan by George Gissing
Never! nobody ever does; I am a proverb and a by-word for my malapropos speeches.
From Nancy by Rhoda Broughton
