discompose

Example Sentences

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This did not seem to discompose him; on the contrary, he looked rather amused.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

The presence of Frederick did not discompose him.

From Sentimental Education Vol 1 by Flaubert, Gustave

Of course the failure did not discompose me, nor shake my belief.

From There is no Death by Marryatt, Florence

But you cannot upset the punt any more than you can discompose the Englishman; the punt simply upsets you without seeming to be aware of it.

From An American at Oxford by Corbin, John

And often, when her father was talking to her and she giving mechanical replies, suddenly her cheek would burn like fire, and the old man would wonder what he had said to discompose her.

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles