put out of countenance
Example Sentences
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If he was detected he was never put out of countenance, but evaded the matter with a jest, which he had always at hand.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
He was not in the least put out of countenance by her unexpected presence, and she felt a fleeting sense of disappointment, almost of pique.
From Broken to the Plow by Dobie, Charles Caldwell
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.
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
Infidelity stalked over the land with a giant stride, to which the mincing pace of the fooleries of Fanny Wright can bear no comparison; and virtue and good order were almost put out of countenance.
From The Olden Time Series, Vol. 3: New-England Sunday Gleanings Chiefly From Old Newspapers Of Boston And Salem, Massachusetts by Brooks, Henry M. (Henry Mason)
