40 examples of poser in sentences

" That was a poser.

This proved to be a poser indeed.

" Here there was a brief lull in the conversation, and, even as I was trying to think of a poser for Mr. Jellicoe, that gentleman took the opportunity to change the subject.

Well, father, I will notupon this condition, that when thou have gotten me the gratuito of the living, thou wilt likewise disburse a little money to the bishop's poser; for there are certain questions I make scruple to be posed in. ACADEMICO.

Master Immerito, deliver this letter to the poser in my father's name.

The term poser is still retained in the schools at [St Paul's,]

Let us revert then to our fantasy of a world socialist commonwealth; and humbly submit another poser to its supreme executive.

nice point, delicate point, subtle point, knotty point; vexed question, vexata quaestio [Lat.], poser; puzzle &c (riddle) 533; paradox; hard nut to crack, nut to crack; bone to pick, crux, pons asinorum

Captain Nugent and his friend turned to the harbour-master to see how he would meet this poser.

Captain Nugent and his friend turned to the harbour-master to see how he would meet this poser.

This appeared to be a poser for even Jeb.

" This was a poser; Satkins was saved from a raid.

This seemed a poser, but, after some hesitancy and hemming, and the re-mustering of his cardinal presumption, he thought he could shortly render himself qualified to speak.

Of course any one could have gone to the trenches, and been momentarily seen here and there, and could have done so fairly safely and easily by simply walking straight up, taking advantage of what little cover there was; but to get right up without showing at all, was rather a poser, as all cover ceased about a hundred yards behind the trenches.

And the mission of these men of intelligent culture seemed to be to poser des lapins sur la jeune presse.

That's a poser!

This was a poser to the demagogue, but he made an effort to get rid of it, by excepting the laws of God, which he allowed that even majorities were bound to respect.

A POSER FROM THE BENCH.

He's like all his kind,a pretender,a poser,playing into the handsof such women as you; to win social positionand wealth.

For penance I say, You must kneel and pray For hours which will number seven; Fifty times say the rosary, (Fifty, 'twill be a poser, eh?)

And there are some excellent rhymes in it, 'passed he' rhyming with 'nasty,' and 'rosary' with 'poser, eh;' and how well you recite it.

Nicodème avott fait tailler pour placer sur son tombeau, et qui lui servit à poser le corps de Notre-Seigneur quand il le descendit de la croix.

The poser is triumphant, because the critic is tacitly appealing to the normal standard of probabilities in our own day.

Mr. JOYNSON-HICKS probably thought he had floored him with a poser on "gas-scrubbing," but Sir AUCKLAND knew all about it.

#poser#, place, put down. #poste#, m., post. #pour#, for, in order to; # que#, in order that.

40 examples of  poser  in sentences