put out of countenance
Example Sentences
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Infidelity stalked over the land with a giant stride, to which the mincing pace of the fooleries of Fanny Wright can bear no comparison; and virtue and good order were almost put out of countenance.
From The Olden Time Series, Vol. 3: New-England Sunday Gleanings Chiefly From Old Newspapers Of Boston And Salem, Massachusetts by Brooks, Henry M. (Henry Mason)
He is never at a loss or put out of countenance.
From Plays: Lady Frederick, The Explorer, A Man of Honor by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
The old Judge looked at him, quite put out of countenance.
From The Chief Justice A Novel by Franzos, Karl Emil
You sing a sad song," said Robin; "and I, who am happy, am put out of countenance by it.
From Robin Hood by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)
But Harriet, put out of countenance, omitted the details, and brought the story to an abrupt conclusion.
From The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius by Grand, Sarah
