331 examples of discomfiture in sentences

As tidings reached him of the discomfiture of the centre and the death of his commander, he felt that nothing remained but to make the best of his way from the fatal scene of action, and save as many of his own ships as he could.

Tekin Alp (like most Turkish publicists and politicians since 1908) is a Macedonian, and is profoundly impressed by the methods which the other nationalities there employed to the discomfiture of the Turks themselves.

The great man nodded, and having begun to nod, absent-mindedly continued, much to Peter's discomfiture.

Had Gíw possessed even the activity and might of Rustem and Sám, such a shameful discomfiture could scarcely have happened."

The battle terminated in the discomfiture and defeat of the Túránians, who fled from the conquerors in the utmost confusion.

Flint, whether too scared, or perhaps enjoying the discomfiture of his tormentors, made no effort to return to normal position.

In the midst of my discomfiture, however, he came on to the stage by another entrance as "cool as a cucumber."

While he was laughing over my discomfiture I studied his face more closely than a lover does that of his mistress.

The discomfiture of his enemies was not such as he had designed: it was brought about by no previous plot, but through a discovery.

Siner had vaguely enjoyed old Mr. Tomwit's discomfiture over the deed, if it was discomfiture that had moved the old gentleman to his sententious profanity.

Siner had vaguely enjoyed old Mr. Tomwit's discomfiture over the deed, if it was discomfiture that had moved the old gentleman to his sententious profanity.

Most of the half-free cities had submitted to Antiochus, but some of them, more especially the important cities of Smyrna, Alexandria Troas, and Lampsacus, had, on learning the discomfiture of Philip, likewise taken courage to resist the Syrian; and their urgent entreaties were combined with those of the Rhodians.

Mr. Trego burst out laughing at this, much to the discomfiture of Meeker, who glared at him, and edged away from me.

To their great discomfiture the Longmans only offered £1000 for the privilege that Murray had valued at three times the amount; and Crabbe and his friends were placed in a difficult position.

He took in the whole series of incidents: his own frightful risk; the strange, instinctive, nay, Providential impulse which had led him so suddenly to do the one only thing which could possibly have saved him; the sudden appearance of the Doctor's man, but for which he might yet have been lost; and the discomfiture and capture of his dangerous enemy.

" The good folk of Newcastle with willing voice rendered the latter Psalm, doubtless to the discomfiture of the preacher.

Seeing how enraptured I was with them, my aunt took them for a month, with the privilege of a year, made arrangements with the landlady about meals and linen, and I was to take possession in two days; during which time I saw Aunt Betsey safely started on her homeward journey towards Dover, dreading to leave me, but exulting in the coming discomfiture of the vagrant donkeys.

The very fact that he might profit by the other's discomfiture left Delamere secure, so far as he could be affected by anything that Ellis might say.

Claude of Guise defeated a body of twelve thousand lanzknechts who had already penetrated into Champagne; he hurled them back into Lorraine, and dispersed them beneath the walls of the little town of Neufchateau, where the princesses and ladies of Lorraine, showing themselves at the windows, looked on and applauded their discomfiture.

"Then let every one," he said, "be ready at an early date, with equipment according to his ability and means, to follow me; hoping, with God's help, that all will go well for the discomfiture of so pernicious a foe of my kingdom and nation, and one who revels and delights in tormenting all manner of folks, without regard for any.

I was nothing to her; if ever remembered again it would be merely to laugh over my discomfiture in mistaking her for another.

Thus he trained her carefully and with precision, and when Cantemir saw the trap that held him where he was and gave Lord Cedric the upper-hand, he fell into the spleen and played out of time, and Cedric flung around and caught his spur in Dame Seymour's petticoats, and he swore beneath his breath, and Katherine smiled at his discomfiture and her own untutored grace, and she made bold and took a step or two on her own dependence.

" Prudencia's little bosom swelled with pride at the discomfiture of the haughty beauty who had rarely remembered to notice her.

And then, thinking of Barbara, I fall to weeping again, in utter bitterness and discomfiture.

"I have got a whole sheaf of letters and papers from her husband for her," pursues Roger, apparently calmly, and utterly unaware of my discomfiture, "and I do not want to keep her out of them longer than I can help.

331 examples of  discomfiture  in sentences