take amiss
Example Sentences
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George R. Tracy San Clemente, Calif. Not all vegetarians would take amiss John Leo's remark about their preverbal innocence.
From Time Magazine Archive
I hope he did not take amiss this national reflection.
From Life of Adam Smith by Rae, John
Do not take amiss my telling you this—I do so from the best of motives.
From Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. II. by Auerbach, Berthold
If you think the Dutch would take amiss our not applying to them, I will join you in the application.
From Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1 by Randolph, Thomas Jefferson
Three more words about thee, the world will still not take amiss from me!
From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Carlyle, Thomas
