unconstraint

Example Sentences

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There is tendency on the part of both the upholders and the opponents of freedom in school to identify it with absence of social direction, or, sometimes, with merely physical unconstraint of movement.

From Democracy and Education: an introduction to the philosophy of education by Dewey, John

Princess Elizabeth smiled, and with harmless unconstraint chatted yet a long time with the shrewd and versatile ambassador of the French king.

From The Daughter of an Empress by Greene, Nathaniel

She reassured and welcomed me with a natural smile, and pursued her occupation with quiet cheerfulness and unconstraint.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 329, March, 1843 by Various

At table Mr. Shanner gave no undue signs of modesty or self-distrust, but talked about "things within his experience" with the utmost unconstraint.

From An Engagement of Convenience A Novel by Zangwill, Louis

Dyce had not the self-oblivion of entire courtesy; it seemed probable that he would often err in tact; a certain awkwardness marred his personal bearing, which aimed at the modern ideal of flowing unconstraint.

From Our Friend the Charlatan by Gissing, George