embroglio
[ em-brohl-yoh ]
Origin of embroglio
1Confused with embroil
Words Nearby embroglio
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How to use embroglio in a sentence
This evening we had a famous embroglio between our chaouch and the marabout.
And the whole embroglio is your fault, if you come to look at it between the eyes.
The Lightning Conductor Discovers America | C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson and A. M. (Alice Muriel) WilliamsonNor is his relation to the three-cornered embroglio within the Church itself anywhere set forth in detail.
Shelburne Essays, Third Series | Paul Elmer MoreActually the shooting was the result of an embroglio with certain servants on his estate.
Essays on the Greek Romances | Elizabeth Hazelton HaightMr. Lay was dismissed from the service of the Manchoo, through the "Vampyre" embroglio.
Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh | Lin-Le
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