Example Sentences

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His great puzzle was the Anglo-Saxon, cold, austere and uncomplaisant.

From Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights by Miller, Kelly

It was in an uncomplaisant tone that Anna invited Willie Price to the front parlour: nervousness always made her seem harsh and moreover she had not the trick of hiding firmness under suavity.

From Anna of the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold