put out of countenance
Example Sentences
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Yet the autumn, too, has its delicate blooms, though they are overshadowed and, as it were, put out of countenance by the coarser growths which must be said to characterize the harvest season.
From The Foot-path Way by Torrey, Bradford
I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.
From Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm What Became of the Raby Orphans by Emerson, Alice B.
O, let him alone, dear joy, I am of a nation that is not easily put out of countenance.
From The Beaux-Stratagem A comedy in five acts by Farquhar, George
Frederick, put out of countenance by the crowd of personages assembled around him, was at a loss for an answer.
From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Flaubert, Gustave
But Harriet, put out of countenance, omitted the details, and brought the story to an abrupt conclusion.
From The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius by Grand, Sarah
