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Genesis 38: "And what he did was displeasing in the sight of the Lord."

From Time Magazine Archive

This naturally was displeasing to Alexander le Borgne de Belleisle.

From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)

Somehow, this item of gossip, confirming Eliza's statement, was displeasing.

From The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley by Tracy, Louis

He would "continue to advocate economy in the State offices, whether it was displeasing to some gentlemen or not."

From History of the Constitutions of Iowa by Shambaugh, Benjamin F.

The temerity with which Bute provoked the hostility of powerful and deeply rooted interests was displeasing to Mansfield's cold and timid nature.

From Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron