ill favor
Example Sentences
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But Congressman Mills, for all his knowledge and dexterity with figures, had a manner that got him into ill favor with his colleagues, antagonized those with whom he had to work.
From Time Magazine Archive
Governor Norman has been in increasing ill favor with a section of the British Press.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the 19th century, narrative paintings were used to please and instruct, yet the genre fell into ill favor with the advent of the moderns.
From Time Magazine Archive
The proprietary government had been in ill favor with the English government for some time.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
At the same time I intimated that I was well aware of being in disgrace and being regarded with ill favor by the several members of the royal family.
From Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess by Fischer, Henry W. (Henry William)
