facer

Example Sentences

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How one admires a woman who takes an unexpected facer without making a scene!

From The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel by Winter, John Strange

A dinner party of ten with ladies was rather a facer for Mr. Henry Harper, in spite of the fact that his social laurels were clustering thicker upon him.

From The Sailor by Snaith, J. C.

"It's a bit of a facer," Copley muttered.

From Hard Pressed by White, Fred M. (Fred Merrick)

This was rather a facer, and I felt angry with Jim!

From The Red Symbol by Ironside, John

Well, that’s a facer, certainly, Sir Charles; but with such a past-mistress of ingenuity as she—well, you never know.

From Cleek of Scotland Yard Detective Stories by Hanshew, Thomas W.