embroglio
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of embroglio
Confused with embroil
Example Sentences
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I blamed myself for the embroglio: still, I would not say, even in the privacy of my own head, "If I hadn't trusted the girl so blindly!"
From Lord John in New York by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
I used to read piquant articles about his embroglio in an American paper that devoted itself to matters of the sort.
From The Inheritors by Conrad, Joseph
And the whole embroglio is your fault, if you come to look at it between the eyes.
From The Lightning Conductor Discovers America by Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris)
As it stands, this embroglio is a lesson which I have got by heart and am tired of: I would like to set it aside and turn to something more cheerful.
From A Pessimist In Theory and Practice by Bird, Frederic Mayer
There was a light in Aunt Maria's window, which showed that she was evidently grappling with the smoking embroglio which was racking two young hearts.
From Notwithstanding by Cholmondeley, Mary
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