false relation
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Under a triforium, in blind, is a sculptured drapery; again a feature more pagan than Christian, but which is here more pleasing than when usually found in such a false relation.
From The Cathedrals of Southern France by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield
It made all our explanations seem childish and untrue; the false relation was instantly exposed.
From Three More John Silence Stories by Algernon Blackwood
It has put us in a false relation which was exasperating me and puzzling you.
From Mrs. Warren's Daughter A Story of the Woman's Movement by Sir Harry Hamilton Johnston
Does this not strike you as a good case of false relation?
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Sir Francis Darwin
As for our former experience, we were in a false relation, and it made fools of us both.
From Lady Rose's Daughter by Mrs. Humphry Ward
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