out of countenance
Example Sentences
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“Yes, Jo, I think your harvest will be a good one,” began Mrs. March, frightening away a big black cricket that was staring Teddy out of countenance.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah
I stared him out of countenance until the feeble laugh which he repeated had passed from his face, and with a muttered excuse he went back to his men.
From By Right of Sword by Marchmont, Arthur W. (Arthur Williams)
How those pairs of pursuing black eyes, sage and keen and mocking, stare the starers out of countenance!
From Spanish Highways and Byways by Bates, Katharine Lee
The Roman columns of the church make the Arab cupolas look young, and put the Gothic choir altogether out of countenance.
From Spanish Highways and Byways by Bates, Katharine Lee
