facer

Example Sentences

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The question of what is Medical Corps and what is Red Cross has always been a facer for the superficial historian.

From Our Army at the Front by Broun, Heywood

Before he could recover this little facer, she said, quietly, "What is your name?"

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 by Various

It was the worst kind of a facer.

From The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel by Carryl, Guy Wetmore

This was a facer, and I knew not what to say, until by a happy thought I suggested that he should consult my aunt Susan, with whom he was a prime favourite.

From Palm Tree Island by Strang, Herbert

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

From The Red Symbol by Ironside, John