Example Sentences

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His effects are produced by the freshness rather than the choiceness of his terms, and by his truth to nature and good taste.

From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Cruttwell, Charles Thomas

Another characteristic of the Traveller is the extraordinary choiceness and conciseness of the diction, which, instead of suggesting pedantry or affectation, betrays on the contrary nothing but a delightful ease and grace.

From Goldsmith English Men of Letters Series by Black, William

The invitation was accepted, and the two sat down to a most sumptuous repast, the delicacy of the viands being only surpassed by the choiceness of the wine.

From Curiosities of Impecuniosity by Somerville, H. G.

Photography is indiscriminate; human art is selective, and is precious as it evinces and secures a choiceness in selection.

From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I by Barrington, Mrs. Russell

Among a people who, perhaps unjustly, have been prided for the choiceness of their swearing, the favourite growth and very spoilt-child of animosity is the word of an exceedingly forcible kind.

From A Cursory History of Swearing by Sharman, Julian