contretemps
Example Sentences
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These two ladies seem far too alike not to arrive at a contretemps, which they quickly do.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Aston Villa team-mates Anwar El Ghazi and Tyrone Mings' contretemps came in a goalless draw with West Ham.
From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025
Innocently hang a flag the wrong way — or hang the wrong flag — and what was supposed to be a celebration can become a diplomatic contretemps.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2024
When Mr. Wicker and some colleagues threatened to resign, Mr. Sulzberger withdrew the proposed appointment, and the widely publicized contretemps ended with bruised feelings all around.
From New York Times • May 20, 2024
“Yes, huh, yes there was a small, a little contretemps at the tree.”
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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A Separate Peace
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