false relation
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It made all our explanations seem childish and untrue; the false relation was instantly exposed.
From Three More John Silence Stories by Blackwood, Algernon
But here came in that fatal heathen prejudice, which put him in a false relation to all the living powers of his time, and led directly even to his military disaster in Assyria.
From The Arian Controversy by Gwatkin, Henry Melvill
Moreover," he continued, after a moment's thought, "you are drifting into a false relation with Arnault, although you may not be conscious of it.
From A Young Girl's Wooing by Roe, Edward Payson
How vividly Christ taught that all our fear and we arise out of this false relation of our spirit to the living God!
From The world's great sermons, Volume 08 Talmage to Knox Little by Kleiser, Grenville
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 Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir
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