recreancy

Example Sentences

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I was certain that New Orleans, louche and corrupted in my view, would condone my recreancy.

From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2015

His recreancy to the trust reposed in him was the ruin of many.

From The Good Time Coming by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)

I!" exclaimed Mlle. de Montluc; "I weep over his recreancy?

From Helmet of Navarre by Runkle, Bertha

With a sense of recreancy that was wholly shameless, he realized that it was no longer Ida Ludington, but Ida Slater, whom he loved.

From Miss Ludington's Sister by Bellamy, Edward

To think of it for a moment is base recreancy and intolerable shame.

From The American Union Speaker by Philbrick, John D. (John Dudley)