uncomplimentary remark

Example Sentences

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"Oh, merely an uncomplimentary remark about Badshah and me," he replied.

From The Elephant God by Casserly, Gordon

I had obtained the uncomplimentary remark upon the ship, from the lady of Cincinnati, who said it about the doctor of the seasickness from which she suffered.

From The Daredevil by Daviess, Maria Thompson

This uncomplimentary remark caused us all to laugh heartily.

From The Story of a Summer Or, Journal Leaves from Chappaqua by Cleveland, Cecilia Pauline

An uncomplimentary remark had escaped the lady, as to the state of the overdone fowls, and Nelly “could put this and that together as well as another.”

From Janet's Love and Service by Robertson, Margaret M. (Margaret Murray)

I take back every uncomplimentary remark I ever made about him.

From Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party by Goss, John