unconstraint

Example Sentences

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With her kindly unconstraint she reached for one of his hands to test its temperature.

From Aurora the Magnificent by Brownell, Gertrude Hall

His quick assumption that Agnes was at his disposal if he chose to woo her had been mere fatuity; he misread her perfect simplicity of demeanour, the unconstraint of her intellectual sympathies.

From The Odd Women by Gissing, George

Loulou was the first to have pity on Wilhelm's discomfort, and to find means to give their intercourse in Berlin at least a little of the beautiful unconstraint of the old times.

From The Malady of the Century by Nordau, Max Simon

One minute you feel as if you may address her with perfect unconstraint, and the next you find yourself scared back to the most respectful distance.

From Fickle Fortune by Elisabeth Burstenbinder (AKA E. Werner)

Dyce had not the self-oblivion of entire courtesy; it seemed probable that he would often err in tact; a certain awkwardness marred his personal bearing, which aimed at the modern ideal of flowing unconstraint.

From Our Friend the Charlatan by Gissing, George