empressement
Americannoun
plural
empressementsExample Sentences
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At the station M. Bouc was greeted with respectful empressement by the brown-uniformed Wagon Lit conductor.
From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie
I asked with such eager empressement as to startle Don Eusebio, and call forth an interrogative exclamation.
From The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains by Reid, Mayne
To the Lady I was conscious of stooping infinitely lower; and I even flattered myself that the empressement which I wished to put into my reverence was not unperceived by her.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 by Various
“O, thank you—I am so grateful!” exclaimed Ella, hardly noticing the empressement with which he spoke.
From By Birth a Lady by Fenn, George Manville
And Miss Jerusha shook his hand with an empressement quite unusual with her in her surprise.
From The Actress' Daughter A Novel by Fleming, May Agnes
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