put out of countenance
Example Sentences
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The old Judge looked at him, quite put out of countenance.
From The Chief Justice A Novel by Franzos, Karl Emil
The drug clerk, thus suddenly put out of countenance by the very bones he had been flouting, stepped back and held his peace; and presently, under cover of Whallen's going, he took his own departure.
From The Wrong Woman by Stewart, Charles D.
"Indeed—I am; very much so—" replied the General, visibly put out of countenance by the calmness and easy manners of the galley-slave.
From The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 by Sue, Eug?ne
Oh, let him alone, dear joy; I am of a nation that is not easily put out of countenance.
From The Beaux-Stratagem by Farquhar, George
For all her careless tone, Roy had never seen her so nearly put out of countenance.
From Far to Seek A Romance of England and India by Diver, Maud
