put out of countenance
Example Sentences
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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 Alice B. Emerson
Oh, let him alone, dear joy; I am of a nation that is not easily put out of countenance.
From The Beaux-Stratagem by George Farquhar
But Bones was not to be put out of countenance by so small a thing as an icy glance.
From Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country by Edgar Wallace
To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of countenance.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
Self-confidence, self-esteem, his new title, and his brilliant prospects were enough to prevent his being put out of countenance for more than a moment by the snubs he had received both from father and daughter.
From 'Neath the Hoof of the Tartar The Scourge of God by Mikl?s J?sika
