brazen-faced
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of brazen-faced
First recorded in 1565–75
Example Sentences
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"How brazen-faced can a man be?" fumed Hojatolislam Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, speaker of the Iranian parliament.
From Time Magazine Archive
Really these Treumanns were a brazen-faced race; audacious East Prussian Junkers, who thought themselves as good as or better than the best.
From The Benefactress by Elizabeth
She is a marvellous actress, and without exception the most brazen-faced woman I ever beheld, and that is saying a great deal.
From Records of Later Life by Kemble, Fanny
Mirescul met me in the most brazen-faced way; he protested against such inroads undertaken from motives of personal revenge.
From The Chief Justice A Novel by Franzos, Karl Emil
I consequently trust that you will find some way to suppress your brazen-faced protégé.
From The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette by Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw)
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