arriere-pensee
Example Sentences
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But the needy poet may have had some arrière-pensée.
From Post-Augustan Poetry From Seneca to Juvenal by Butler, Harold Edgeworth
As a matter of fact, there was an arrière-pensée underlying his words.
From 'Tween Snow and Fire A Tale of the Last Kafir War by Mitford, Bertram
He said this, as he said so many other things, with a frank and bold directness that made any suspicion of an arrière-pensée almost an impossibility.
From With the Procession by Fuller, Henry Blake
It may be regarded as highly improbable that she will maintain honourably and with no arrière-pensée the obligations undertaken in the interests of German commerce in Morocco.
From Germany and the Next War by Bernhardi, Friedrich von
Nor was there any warrant for imputing to him dishonesty of purpose or arrière-pensée.
From The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) by Morley, John
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
