DISCOMFIT in a Sentence
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13 example sentences for DISCOMFIT, such as:
1. He pictured the ground before it as strewn with the discomfited.
2. Mr. Gradgrind was extremely discomfited by this unexpected question.
3. He will be particularly discomfited by the minister's dismissal of his plan.
4. As we had arranged to say nothing at first, my aunt was not a little discomfited.
5. While she did not regret her decision one whit, the matter in its true light discomfited her.
2. Mr. Gradgrind was extremely discomfited by this unexpected question.
3. He will be particularly discomfited by the minister's dismissal of his plan.
4. As we had arranged to say nothing at first, my aunt was not a little discomfited.
5. While she did not regret her decision one whit, the matter in its true light discomfited her.
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Meanings and Examples of DISCOMFIT
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discomfit
v. make uneasy or perplexed; cause to lose one's composure; disconcert
Classic Sentence:
1 "If Miss Havisham wished to see me," returned Mr. Pumblechook, discomfited.
2 Miss Murdstone merely answers with a frown and a formal bend: Mr. Chillip, discomfited, goes into a corner, keeping me with him, and opens his mouth no more.
3 As we had arranged to say nothing at first, my aunt was not a little discomfited.
4 While she did not regret her decision one whit, the matter in its true light discomfited her.
5 She sank into the proffered chair, glaring at the discomfited fat captain, and gave her name.
6 He pictured the ground before it as strewn with the discomfited.
7 Mary said nothing at all, and Mrs. Medlock looked rather discomfited by her apparent indifference, but, after taking a breath, she went on.
8 Poor Danglars looked so crest-fallen and discomfited that Monte Cristo assumed a pitying air towards him.
9 Mr. Gradgrind was extremely discomfited by this unexpected question.
10 But, though discomfited and disappointed, he could still do something for his own interest and his own enjoyment.
Example Sentence:
1 Such a statement might discomfit the haters in the Democratic base, but it could go a long way to reassuring the voters that the candidates are thinking about the good of America above all.
2 He will be particularly discomfited by the minister's dismissal of his plan.
3 He had the fantastically discomfiting feeling of Bolt's massive frame hurtling past inside him on the bend.