empressement
Example Sentences
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At the station M. Bouc was greeted with respectful empressement by the brown-uniformed Wagon Lit conductor.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
And this empressement was not surprising, as he was decidedly the handsomest and most elegant man in the room.
From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza
They kiss each other warmly, the younger woman with tender empressement.
From Airy Fairy Lilian by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)
“O, thank you—I am so grateful!” exclaimed Ella, hardly noticing the empressement with which he spoke.
From By Birth a Lady by Fenn, George Manville
They received us with much courtesy, 436and escorted us round the various apartments with considerable empressement.
