malgré lui
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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In 1858 he made his first essay in opera comique, and produced "Le Médecin malgré lui," which met with remarkable success.
From The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)
Extremely nervous was the hand which the painter malgré lui applied to the unlooked-for task.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 by Various
In reality it was hardly more than the withdrawal from public business of a tired statesman malgré lui who had persistently sought to be relieved of his charge ever since his first appointment.
From England and Germany by Hughes, William Morris
The man had literally been unable to falsify his thoughts when questioned, and had been compelled to be true malgré lui, even when truth must have been so disagreeable to him.
From Barchester Towers by Trollope, Anthony
He did recognise the existence of homologies, but rather malgré lui, because the facts forced it upon him.
From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
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