tout ensemble

Example Sentences

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The shadow cast from the declivity of the ravine increased the horrid tout ensemble of the scene, which the increasing darkness half hid.

From The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 2 of 6 by Sue, Eugène

The tout ensemble is generally very striking, even where the architectural purist is apt to grumble at the shortcomings of most of the detail.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" by Various

It was his towering, bald forehead, and something of command and savage energy in his lowering face, that redeemed the tout ensemble from an almost brutal vulgarity.

From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan

The horses are well-bred, though many of them not well groomed; the riders are graceful and plucky, and the tout ensemble makes a fair picture to the lover of horseflesh and sport.

From Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport by Greville, Beatrice Violet Graham

Finally, it must be urged that the tout ensemble of the case should be taken into consideration, and not some special feature of the skin eruption.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various