take amiss
Example Sentences
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George R. Tracy San Clemente, Calif. Not all vegetarians would take amiss John Leo's remark about their preverbal innocence.
From Time Magazine Archive
Whatever momentary vexation he may have vented in a hasty expression, it was entirely inconsistent with his general tone to take amiss an employment whose vital importance he would have been the first to admit.
From The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
Three more words about thee, the world will still not take amiss from me!
From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Carlyle, Thomas
I am sure I ought not to take amiss anything you say to me when you thus mistrust your own father.
From Edelweiss A Story by Auerbach, Berthold
"Dear Johanna, you must not take amiss what he says," Helena began, with a furtive smile.
From A Noble Name or D?nninghausen by Gl?mer, Claire Von
