empressement

Example Sentences

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At the station M. Bouc was greeted with respectful empressement by the brown-uniformed Wagon Lit conductor.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

"I hope we shall meet again," he said, with no small empressement.

From Helena's Path by Hope, Anthony

On the spur of that smile Ernest greeted his cousins with a degree of empressement that they certainly wouldn't have been honored by without it.

From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida

The chevalier paused with empressement, and remained peering into his listener's face with a gay, encouraging smile for two or three minutes.

From Faithful Margaret A Novel by Ashmore, Annie

We were received with much empressement by the Director.

From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Waddington, Mary King