Example Sentences

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He began to fear that, after all, his sacrifice had been displeasing to the queen.

From The Queen's Necklace by Dumas père, Alexandre

His mother's conversation, too, had been displeasing to him.

From The Foolish Lovers by Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer)

Often he caught her watching him as though fearful lest some word or action of hers had been displeasing to him.

From A Lost Leader by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

The dwellers in the village, who numbered sixty, died that same night with the exception of two men and ten women to whom the conduct of the others towards the saint had been displeasing.

From The Life of St. Declan of Ardmore by Power, P. (Patrick)