disoblige

Example Sentences

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But there again—he could not be vicious simply to oblige these ladies, or rather to disoblige them; he must be what it seemed good to him to be.

From East Angels by Woolson, Constance Fenimore

Sorry to disoblige, old fellow, but I'm on duty where Miss Verbena is now, you see, as she's just promised to be my wife.

From Mr Punch's Model Music Hall Songs and Dramas Collected, Improved and Re-arranged from Punch by Anstey, F.

Sorry to disoblige you, Mr. Oliphant, but it would never do.

From King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane by Strang, Herbert

I will teach you to dare importune Mr. Gorgibus, and plague him with your absurdities!——Ah! my brother … ——Hold your tongue, I tell you.——I would not disoblige … —— … Be silent, rascal.——

From The Flying Doctor (Le Médecin Volant) by Wall, Charles Heron

She has married you because father or grandfather thought the match eligible, and because she didn't wish to disoblige them.

From International Short Stories American by Various