| 单词 | contretemps |
| 例句 | The rebels had annoyed them with fire from the Roxbury lines; some contretemps had begun amidst the warehouses of the Neck; and, no ground won or lost, two had died. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z “Yes, huh, yes there was a small, a little contretemps at the tree.” A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z But he had a wicked sense of humor and could take delight in a juicy, ginned-up contretemps — whether taking on a fashion editor whose opinion he disagreed with, or another designer. Robin Givhan on Oscar de la Renta: With style, he wooed women of all stripes The biggest “cultural revolt” of the president’s tenure is what one British newspaper gloatingly called the latest French contretemps. Abroad: In Planning a History Museum, Sarkozy Opens a Can of Worms Instead 2011-03-08T10:23:38Z It would be a shame if her nuanced work in that film were overshadowed by her contretemps with its director. Judy Davis: 'I never wanted celebrity' 2013-04-25T16:53:00Z The irony of the contretemps surrounding Corbyn’s praise of irony is that, as prominent politicians go, humor is hardly his go-to rhetorical mode. The English Fetishization of Irony 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z A slight contretemps with the authorities regarding the legitimacy of some medical prescriptions. ‘The Passenger’ 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z The first was in education, from the University of Hawaii, and the second was in public health, from Columbia University in New York City, where she plans to remain, despite the recent contretemps. A Private-School Sex Educator Defends Her Methods 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z The Academy Awards, by definition, require a touch of salt in the caramel, or, if you prefer, a thorn among the roses, and this contretemps did the job. A Shambolic, Kind of Fabulous Oscars Ceremony 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z The night’s loudest contretemps surrounded Barbra Streisand, who was passed over for a best director nomination even though her drama “The Prince of Tides” snagged a best picture nomination. Academy Awards 25 Years Ago: Not So Different From Today 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z My wish is that this contretemps will not drive a wedge between you but that it will help you and he to understand each other a little better. Open Letter to the Woman Who Lost It on Her Son in Baltimore 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z As the contretemps heated up, liberals and commentators outside the conservative circle chimed in. ?Epistemic Closure?? Those Are Fighting Words for Conservatives 2010-04-27T22:19:00Z Gently, he reprimanded me for having written a purposelessly contentious piece about a long-ago contretemps occasioned by his refusal to show Brakhage’s “Anticipation of the Night” at Cinema 16. A Master of Mixing and Matching Movies Gets a Citywide Tribute 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z They also offer amusing glimpses into friendships and catty contretemps. Was She a Feminist? The Complicated Legacy of Helen Gurley Brown. 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Grimes told Rolling Stone that the contretemps was “a sad, dark thing. I just, like, forgive her, and forgiving her is really, really hard.” Elon Musk, Blasting Off in Domestic Bliss 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Araud diplomatically sidesteps the contretemps over the absence of a high-level U.S. administration official in the Paris march, despite an apology from the White House. In Charlie Hebdo tragedy, the French ambassador finds his place in Washington 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z Did you catch the latest contretemps over funding for the arts? Perspective | Hey, Picasso, we have some suggestions for your masterpiece 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Take her recent contretemps with Rupert Murdoch, which showed the "Harry Potter" author's sly humor and public fearlessness. Why you should be following J.K. Rowling on Twitter 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z The contretemps over his time as dean made Professor Kagan something of an academic celebrity. Donald Kagan, Leading Historian of Ancient Greece, Dies at 89 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z The combination is likely to result in a Parisian contretemps now and then -- but not one that should change the critic's approach. | The Public Editor 2012-10-04T13:48:56Z Another result of the contretemps is that “Hide/Seek,” which was originally not scheduled to travel, has been reassembled and brought to Brooklyn, almost in its original form. Art Review: ?Hide/Seek,? Portraits at the Brooklyn Museum - Review 2011-11-17T23:28:42Z The Guggenheim contretemps also has both immaterial and conceptual elements. Perspective | An art critic explains what the Guggenheim was really saying when it offered Trump a golden toilet 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Rudel recounts his 22 years as City Opera’s director, not just the triumphs and adventures, but also the follies and backstage contretemps. Critic’s Notebook: City Opera Might Do Best at City Center 2013-04-26T23:56:25Z The caller, seen on the other side of the stage, is his estranged wife, trying to reach out after a contretemps. In 'Yohen,' Danny Glover is like a bull in a pottery studio 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z As Don gets into his contretemps with the man of God, he lets us know that Nixon won the '68 election after all. Mad Men recap – season six, episode 13: In Care Of 2013-06-26T22:00:00Z Looking back, she sees the “Gods of Food” contretemps as a positive. Amanda Cohen Replants Her Vegetable Restaurant Dirt Candy 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z But like mercury in tuna or ractopamine in beef, pork and turkey, Big Food didn’t blink or make any changes because it knew the contretemps would blow over—and it did. 5 dangerous substances the food industry is pumping into your meat 2014-05-01T12:00:00Z More embarrassing for NBC than for Mr. O’Brien, the contretemps made a lot of media noise. | 'Conan O?Brien Can?t Stop': One Ticked-Off Comic, Venting to the Faithful 2011-06-23T21:33:28Z Sure, a fresh wave of obituaries was to be expected in the wake of a string of contretemps that jolted even the most jaded observers of our scandal-saturated mediasphere. Mel Gibson will work in this town again 2010-07-13T06:42:00Z This reminds me of the contretemps at “The Daily Show” before Jon Stewart left — about the lack of diversity on the writing staff. Lupita Nyong’o and Trevor Noah, and Their Meaningful Roles 2016-02-27T05:00:00Z McCarthy also mentioned the conference's most notorious contretemps, one which has resonances and ramifications to this day for Scottish letters, not all of them wholly positive. How the Edinburgh writers' conference changed the world of literature 2012-08-11T15:58:34Z Not that we're conspiracy theorists or anything, but we note NBC's clip of the whole fantastic contretemps cuts off after the first minute. 2010-01-15T12:16:00Z So it’s a bit surprising that the latest contretemps there involves accusations that the society stuffed votes to win a smallish $25,000 preservation prize. In Newport, a Contest in Which One-Man-One-Vote Was for Losers 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z “It never feels like I’m getting smacked down or vice versa,” Mr. Doocy said in an interview, during which he expressed respect for Ms. Psaki’s professionalism and good humor about their frequent contretemps. Bully Pulpit No More: Jen Psaki’s Turn at the Lectern 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z But perhaps the most astonishing consequence of this little contretemps is the fact that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appears to be seriously endorsing a possible impeachment of Attorney General Merrick Garland over this alleged interference. McCarthy can't keep his circus together: House Republicans are currently a hot mess 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z That contretemps included a nasty face-off on the House floor between Boebert and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, sponsor of a competing impeachment resolution. Opinion: Kevin McCarthy's clowns wasted your tax dollars and Congress' time this week 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z Aside from one episode in which he threw a rubber chicken at a persistent questioner, he coolly conveyed at press briefings the sensitivity of the diplomatic contretemps. Hodding Carter III, Crusading Editor and Jimmy Carter Aide, Dies at 88 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z This contretemps has refused to evaporate, perhaps exactly because the world was waiting for Rock to address it. Chris Rock's Netflix special packs a punch, despite some mistargets and live gimmick 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Several Republicans also said privately that they saw his fund-raising off the contretemps as objectionable. Defending Plan to Re-evaluate Social Security, Rick Scott Fuels G.O.P. Feud 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Their 19th-century contretemps on the matter is considered the “last major dispute” between the allies. Venezuela claims nearly three-quarters of Guyana. Guyana wants help. 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z “The ‘investigation’ into Biden, the Republican reaction, and the ensuing hearings and Congressional contretemps are what cable producers and Twitter personalities can’t resist.” The Biden documents scandal is a test for the media — and an opportunity 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Princeton’s current contretemps, however, fascinatingly illustrates how wokeness, which lacks limiting principles, limits opposition to itself. Opinion | Wokeness in all its self-flattering moral vanity comes for a statue at Princeton 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z The public will be forgiven for not having much familiarity with the players in this contretemps. Perspective | Republican Byron Donalds is Black. That’s basically the talking point. 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z The contretemps over the omnibus spending bill gave a taste of things to come after Jan. 3. Opinion | For Republicans, it’s going to be a fabulist year 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z But, Burwell said, she does not believe the contretemps will doom the transatlantic trade relationship. European officials object to Biden’s green subsidies as protectionist 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z Disenfranchising a city of more than 700,000 people, it turns out, requires a lot of work, if the contretemps between the D.C. municipal court system and the U.S. Opinion | The Senate ignores D.C., while judge vacancies pile up 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z The French official, speaking to reporters on condition of anonymity, said the two governments had moved past the contretemps and that France had gotten closer coordination on the Indo-Pacific region as a result. Why Macron? Biden state dinner highlights France's U.S. appeal 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z While the press characterized the contretemps as a family feud, it had wider implications for the unity and independence of the larger Rothschild enterprise. Evelyn de Rothschild, Scion of Banking Dynasty, Dies at 91 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z Ben-Gvir is burly and bespectacled, his voice hoarse after decades of contretemps with Arabs and liberals on curbsides or in the Knesset. Israeli ultranationalist Ben-Gvir may become election kingmaker 2022-10-18T04:00:00Z The contretemps inspired “Legal Eagles,” a movie starring Robert Redford that was released the same year. Donald Blinken, Ambassador, Financier and Art Patron, Dies at 96 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z To outsiders, the summer’s weeks-long contretemps over the prime minister’s after-hours activities might seem like a tempest in a Nordic teapot. Partying Finnish prime minister tests gender parity, decorum 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Largely skirting political contretemps over funding and leadership woes, Mr. Hilburn wrote about derailments and other emergency situations, and he kept the conversation buzzing about commonplace mishaps and disappointments from a passenger’s view. Matt Hilburn, who fought to ‘Unsuck’ Metro, dies at 54 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Yousef Munayyer, a Palestinian rights activist and nonresident fellow at the Arab Center in Washington, sees the contretemps as a positive sign for his cause. A Proxy Conflict Embroils Democrats Over Support for Israel 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z This contretemps might not matter much in itself; Murphy and Clement will undoubtedly be fine. Opinion | A firm’s split with its star gun-case lawyer shows what ails the left 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Last week, Johnson’s health secretary, Sajid Javid, acknowledged that the contretemps was damaging to Britain’s venerable democratic tradition of policing by consent, which is dependent on most people being willing to abide by rules. Will serial partying amid pandemic prove the one scandal Boris Johnson can't survive? 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump began the recent contretemps by attacking the governor’s refusal to acknowledge whether he had received a Covid-19 booster shot. Who Is King of Florida? Tensions Rise Between Trump and a Former Acolyte 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z In the latest contretemps surrounding his departure from his fourth employer in four seasons, the conflicting perspectives center on an ankle injury he sustained in October but that has, he said, continued to bother him. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cut Antonio Brown 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z The normally dignified sport had a brief contretemps at the time of the opening game this year. The World Chess Championship Has Everything but Wins and Losses 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z There were no significant moments of tension or any real contretemps, just the usual pleasantries, mild encouragements and civil interactions accompanying a golf round. A Feud Fueled by Social Media Is Also Made for TV 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z Stewart, who had significant bleeding around his eye, was restrained on two occasions only to break away and renew the contretemps. LeBron James and Isaiah Stewart Suspended After On-Court Melee 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z “I genuinely believe that the U.K. is not remotely a corrupt country, nor do I believe that our institutions are corrupt,” he told reporters in Glasgow on Wednesday when asked about the contretemps. U.N. climate summit offers Boris Johnson a turn in the spotlight — with plenty of room for gaffes 2021-11-11T05:00:00Z The whole contretemps has left a lingering distrust of his family in the public’s mind. At Last, a Royal Wedding. But No Trumpets, Just a News Conference. 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z The administration official said it was wrong to assign equal levels of blame, and loss of trust, to the two most widely publicized disagreements — Afghanistan and the contretemps with France. In allied capitals, a nuanced, cautious view of Biden 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z The simmering contretemps left Democratic leaders scrambling to reset the narrative, saying the caucus is incredibly diverse and they need time to combine their perspectives. Progressive defend Capitol Hill impasse: We’re pushing Biden’s agenda 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z Chinese liberals and pro-market economists denounced it, adding to the contretemps. Incendiary Essay Ignites Guessing Over Xi’s Plans for China 2021-09-09T04:00:00Z Late last month, the white-hot world of NFT art was rocked by a contretemps. Op-Ed: NFTs are digital tulip fever: Would you pay thousands for a bar code? 2021-05-09T04:00:00Z Bailey takes Roth's side throughout the book in his many contretemps, large and small, with the women in his life. From beyond the grave, Philip Roth cancels himself 2021-04-24T04:00:00Z Yet in many ways it feels like it’s just beginning — the contretemps over Marjorie Taylor Greene’s comments recently, for example. HBO’s John Oliver says Trump was not good for late-night comedy 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z The columnist left the paper, one of about a dozen staff members who quit or were fired during the contretemps. Sheldon Adelson, Billionaire Donor to G.O.P. and Israel, Is Dead at 87 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Her appeal, which the Hermitage opposed, sparked a contretemps that by some accounts contributed to her departure as director. Irina Antonova, grande dame of Russian cultural life, dies at 98 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z There was a second contretemps between Mr. Lloyd and town residents when he unveiled plans for the building he owned next to the White Horse. Closing Time for a Village’s Last Pub? 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z The contretemps finally faded and the grocery was sold. David Dinkins, New York’s First Black Mayor, Dies at 93 2020-11-24T05:00:00Z The contretemps may pose the most significant test to the debate commission’s legitimacy since the group, a nonpartisan body, was founded in 1987. Campaigns Spar Over Debate Plan After Trump Rejects Virtual Face-Off 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z As Disney’s marketing campaign for “Mulan” ramped up this year, other contretemps surfaced. Disney Wanted to Make a Splash in China With ‘Mulan.’ It Stumbled Instead. 2020-09-12T04:00:00Z While some of those in the scrum were wearing masks, most were not, and the contretemps took place at distances that were far from social. Benches Clear in First Astros-Dodgers Game Since Cheating Revelations 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z “Your health and wellness magazine feeds off of the gym industry and we are all slowly suffocating to death,” Mr. Guanilo responded on Instagram, in a contretemps first reported by Page Six. N.Y.C. Enters Phase 4, but Restaurants and Bars Are Left Behind 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z But most of all, the contretemps reflects the president’s decision to drive the news cycle through Twitter. Why the media raced to cover Trump, NASCAR and the Confederate flag 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, his liberal use of his wealth sparked a noteworthy contretemps during a debate hosted on Tuesday by the Business Council of Westchester. Can a Billionaire’s Son Spend His Way to a House Seat in New York? 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z This contretemps followed a series of episodes that shook Canadian confidence in its southern neighbor and longtime ally. The coronavirus scare brings fresh tension between Canada and the U.S. 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z And, of course, we relished his infamous contretemps with James Cameron over “Titanic.” Feedback: Coronavirus survival tips from cats plus LACMA demolition and the paparazzi effect 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z Consider the verbal contretemps which erupted on the Senate floor recently as senators raged about the coronavirus bill. How the House approved the coronavirus bill 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z When all else fails, what works better than a his-or-her contretemps? Opinion | A woman can become president. Just not this one. 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z More illuminating is how they are fighting — the specific content of their contretemps. Opinion | There’s a reason Bernie Sanders said Elizabeth Warren is lying 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z For many Afghans, both the election contretemps and the disappointing trajectory of the U.S.-Taliban talks exemplify the distance between high-level power struggles and everyday concerns. As winter sets in, Afghans feel the chill of endless peace talk and political paralysis 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z The contretemps began when Nancy Pelosi, on “Face the Nation,” said she would welcome Trump coming forward. Trump teases impeachment testimony amid scandal fatigue 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z I say “arrested development” because a common critique of these movies is that they are childish or “infantilizing,” to quote Bilge Ebiri’s fine Vulture essay on the Scorsese contretemps. Opinion | Against the Superhero Regime 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z Gillers said the judiciary’s committee is unlikely to respond with an opinion, as Sullivan seeks, because the panel of fellow judges “does not want to be caught up in a contretemps between Sullivan and Randolph.” A federal judge in D.C. hit ‘Reply All,’ and now there’s a formal question about his decorum 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Washington in the Trump era can often feel like a sort of bumper-car ride of competing news cycles, devolving into a pileup of rival controversies, scandals, and social-media contretemps. “Congratulations Again, Mr. President”: Trump and the Co-opting of the G.O.P. 2019-07-12T04:00:00Z Suspicions were already deep before visits to the detention centers and the contretemps over the border supplemental spending bill. Despite July 4 display on National Mall, the real fireworks are in Congress 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z The contretemps illustrated the internal obstacles — especially ethnic and personal power struggles — that continue to undermine Afghanistan’s aspirations to democratic order despite years of international support and coaching. Analysis | Even without a Taliban peace deal, progress for Afghan women and democracy seems vulnerable 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z The tax contretemps coincides with a sharpening confrontation over the administration’s characterizations of the Mueller report, which was delivered to Atty. Democrats will 'never' see Trump tax returns, his chief of staff insists 2019-04-07T04:00:00Z This contretemps over Kaepernick comes in the middle of what has already been one of the more bizarre Black History Months in recent memory — indeed, a month that explains why we need Black History Month. Why we need Black History Month 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z “While we got some payment last year, those diplomatic contretemps slowed the payment that we otherwise anticipated.” General Dynamics reports first financial fallout from business with Saudi Arabia after Khashoggi killing 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z But if contretemps lingers between the president and the speaker, this year’s State of the Union speech may rival the Super Bowl in the Nielsen ratings. How the State of the Union became a broadcast event 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z Open, should have defused the contretemps by telling her about the signals from her coach before punishing her. Serena Williams Is Back at Australian Open, for Tennis and So Much More 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z A key issue in the Carlson contretemps is distilled in this line from David French of National Review, one of the monologue’s critics: “There are wounds that public policy can’t heal.” Opinion | Tucker Carlson Versus Conservatism 2019-01-12T05:00:00Z This week’s contretemps were just the latest turn in an on-and-off political relationship dating back to Mr. Trump’s 2012 endorsement of Mr. Romney at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas. Mitt Romney Faces Counterattacks From Trump Allies 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z When I started covering their contretemps in the 1970s, I was surprised to discover that the Yankees’ view of the rivalry was: “With them?” Perspective | Finally equals, Capitals-Penguins can be a rivalry worthy of both sides’ attention 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z The contretemps creates an existential problem for the oil industry and for society as well. Oil industry is booming, but nervous 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z The debate contretemps apparently arose over the time of the CNN debate, which is to begin at 10 p.m. Rick Scott accuses Bill Nelson of trying to dodge CNN debate 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Election monitoring groups, though, worry that the contretemps will permanently taint the elections’ credibility. Weeks away, critical Afghan elections threatened by violence, claims of manipulation 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Q. Was Serena Williams a victim of sexism or just a spoiled brat in her contretemps with the chair umpire at the U.S. Coaching in the NFL is truly a family affair 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z The Mourinho-Pogba contretemps are mirrored by those the former is enduring with Anthony Martial. Five things Manchester United must do to become a title threat 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z As the week’s contretemps unfolded, he took to Twitter to express his shock and disbelief. Who is Michael McFaul, the ex-U.S. envoy drawn into the center of another Trump-Russia flap? 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z With that, Trump declared the contretemps over, insisting, “I think that probably clarifies things pretty good by itself.” Trump blames ‘double negative’ for furor over Putin meeting 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z It is worth considering what the misperceptions about him might be if the whole “contretemps with Oprah,” as he calls it, hadn’t happened. Jonathan Franzen Is Fine With All of It 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Obviously, the recent embarrassing contretemps in Stockholm is the Nobel Committee's karma for this omission. Roth a bard of the unbridled libido, but also a writer whose passing brings tears 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Wizards coach Scott Brooks on the contretemps in Game 3 vs. the Raptors: "I don't know if that would be considered a fight when I played. It was maybe a modern-day millennial fight." Wizards claw back to win Game 4, 106-98, head back to Toronto with series tied 2-2 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z The contretemps occurred as Britain is moving away from cash. Britain puts off a decision on whether to scrap the penny 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z Some dismissed the contretemps over the word “Afghan” as overblown. New Afghan ID cards, aimed at unifying the country, are doing the opposite 2018-03-10T05:00:00Z But the Washington contretemps are just a stand-in for a much weightier debate about the future of the party. As Primaries Begin, Divided Voters Weigh What It Means to Be a Democrat 2018-03-04T05:00:00Z The owners of EasyJet became caught up in a chromatic contretemps when they announced plans to enter the mobile phone market in 2004. Louboutin's blow in battle for red soles 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z I certainly did not expect this latest contretemps, following the Ukrainian government’s sudden banning of a Russian language edition of Stalingrad, especially 20 years after the first publication. Antony Beevor: why did Ukraine ban my book? 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z “He’s fundamentally a black critic,” one colleague said during the contretemps, according to the Chicago Tribune. Julius Lester, whose literature explored African American life, dies at 78 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Responding to the contretemps, Ms. Cole drew parallels with the sexism the Brontë sisters faced. It’s Emily Brontë’s Party. Can Lily Cole Host It if She Wants To? 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Republicans mostly sought to avoid the latest contretemps. Trump slams Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, a critic, with sexually suggestive tweet – LA Times 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z The letter was written months before the Trump-Warriors contretemps erupted and escalated into a war of words with the NFL, and Mrs. Pelosi’s Tuesday night reminder did not mention the Trump feud explicitly. Nancy Pelosi invites Golden State Warriors to Capitol after Trump dis 2017-09-26T04:00:00Z But back to the officials and how Brady rescued the league from another Patriots-versus-the-N.F.L. contretemps. Tom Brady Always Wins. Even Against the Refs. 2017-09-18T04:00:00Z In today’s contretemps, they’ve been conjoined frequently by opponents of removing Lee statues, including President Trump. The day white Virginia stopped admiring Gen. Robert E. Lee and started worshiping him 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z He devotes pages to Buckley’s momentary contretemps with Reagan over whether the president would attend a National Review anniversary dinner — as if it mattered then, much less now. Opinion | William F. Buckley Jr. and the collapse of the conservative movement 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Perley's Reminiscences of 60 Years in the National Metropolis, described the contretemps: The Attack That Launched the U.S. Capitol Police 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z He frequently makes pugilistic remarks on social media and at rallies, including calling a Milwaukee resident a “snowflake” after a contretemps onboard a plane. Sheriff who likened Black Lives Matter to KKK to join Trump administration 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Once the contretemps blew over and the points belonged to Arsenal, Shakespeare implored his team to refocus as fast as possible. Robert Huth’s own goal gives Arsenal welcome win over Leicester City 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Robert Cohen, a history professor at New York University who has written several books about the free speech movement, said that he saw the current contretemps as a “free speech hustle”. Ann Coulter cancels speech (again) – but battle for Berkeley's political soul rages on 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z “That was a term I associate with the French underground and people who risked their lives. So I don’t know that that’s a fair, apt metaphor for the latest contretemps over policy.” Fist or Glove: California Democrats Debate Response to Trump 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z The contretemps added another layer to the roiling nature of Trump’s young presidency. Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch says Trump’s attacks on judiciary are ‘demoralizing’ 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z If it is Wednesday, it must be contretemps with Iran. What About the Trump Presidency Surprises a Reporter Who Has Covered Him From the Start? 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Not even a minor contretemps with the umpire can unsettle Dimitrov now. Australian Open day six: Gavrilova v Bacsinszky, Dimitrov v Gasquet and more – live! | Les Roopanarine 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z The diplomatic contretemps was one of several recently for the Republican president-elect, a real estate magnate who has never held public office and has no foreign affairs or military experience. China says Trump clear about Taiwan, in touch with his team 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z The diplomatic contretemps was one of several recently for the president-elect, a real estate magnate who has never held public office and has no foreign affairs or military experience. Pence downplays significance of Trump's call with Taiwan president 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z The repercussions of this contretemps continued in the months leading up to the anticorruption conference. Panama Struggles to Shed Its Image as a Magnet for Shady Deals 2016-12-03T05:00:00Z This is intentionally disingenuous, of course, and the best Carlin can do in the end is to provide a carefully neutral account of the contretemps, observing mildly that “Paul never cared that much about politics.” Rock’n’roll’s first intellectual sophisticate: Paul Simon 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z It’s that spirit of brotherhood that defines us - not the never-ending contretemps we see passing before us. Georgia editorial roundup 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z The garment remained relatively uncontroversial, until the recent contretemps in France. 'The beach is a human right': burkinis, black people and the threat of 'other' 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z She said it wouldn’t be honoring his memory to politicize it, when asked about a recent Donald Trump contretemps with a Gold Star father. Family of Illinois veteran killed in combat wins raffle 2016-08-15T04:00:00Z Donald J. Trump could get his act together, or there could be a crisis or a Clinton contretemps. Democrats Hope for a Wave, but Republicans Doubt Clinton’s Coattails 2016-08-07T04:00:00Z The Picasso contretemps had sent an unmistakable message. Four Seasons, Lunch Spot for Manhattan’s Prime Movers, Moves On 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z It was nearly as gripping as his tale of hospital-bed contretemps. On Clinton’s emails, no ‘reasonable person’ can disagree with James Comey 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z That tells you a lot about the recent contretemps between the soon-to-be-presumptive Republican presidential nominee and the House speaker. The Art of the Political Deal 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The contretemps offer a glimpse into the opaque world of venture capital, where partnerships are easy to form but are very hard to untangle. Infighting Threatens to Fell a Venture Capital Firm 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z The contretemps comes less than a week before Wyoming holds its state convention. Trump protests over 'crooked deal' in Colorado after Cruz wins 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z It’s also a long way from being clear whether this week’s contretemps represents a grave threat to Trump’s candidacy or another in a series of bumps he has consistently moved beyond. If women are Trump's kryptonite, will it matter? 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z In the 2015 matches, a rules contretemps on the 17th green involving a short, “gimme” putt as the fourball matches finished up early on the final day provided a spark for the American comeback. Annika Sorenstam to Captain Europe’s Solheim Cup Team 2016-03-30T04:00:00Z Forget the little contretemps at the same time over who was rude to whom over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s postponed meeting with President Barack Obama. The Moral Vacuum at the Heart of Palestine 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Robert K. Kraft, the owner of the Patriots, had been known as a key backer of Commissioner Roger Goodell, but their relationship may have been shaken by the deflation contretemps. Deflategate: What’s Happened So Far, and What’s Next 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z Of course, even if he were il Papa, that wouldn’t make him immune from criticism from other GOP hopefuls, as Donald Trump’s recent contretemps with the pontiff demonstrated. John Kasich doesn’t “really know how average Americans feel about Wall Street,” but he does know they like money 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z He also played a small but vital role in the Deflategate contretemps, a misadventure the league probably wants to forget. Super Bowl Referee Is No Stranger to Strange Episodes 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z If Cruz ended the contretemps technically ahead in the abstract realm of argumentation, he was decidedly less so in the realm of the human and intuition. Cruz found out how to best Trump in a debate. But it's the end of their bromance | Lucia Graves 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z In 2007, Iran kept 15 British sailors and marines seized off the Iran-Iraq coast in custody for almost two weeks in what became a heated contretemps between the two nations. Standoff with Iran averted with release of detained U.S. sailors 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z The diplomatic contretemps is the latest dust-up between Washington and one of its most durable allies in Asia. Thai police investigate claim that US ambassador 'defamed the monarchy' 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z Supporters argue that bad credit often results from medical debt, spells of unemployment or other contretemps that do not necessarily mean that an applicant would be an unreliable employee. Credit Check Bans Hurt Those They Mean to Help 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z The racist incidents that sparked the contretemps in Missouri, including swastikas smeared on walls and racial epithets hurled at black students, are sadly far from unusual. Class divides 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Apart from an early mention, in which he said he had no problem being vetted but did have a problem with “being lied about”, the contretemps was absent. GOP debate gives new life to struggling candidates 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z No campaign has offered more substance, even if it was overshadowed by the email contretemps. Few Rivals as Hillary Clinton Still Leads 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z It is not surprising that the Obama-Putin contretemps was widely reported as a duel. Syria and the New World Disorder 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z But each generation seems to need to create its own religious contretemps in order to resolve that which is already resolved, at least in this country. Carson and Trump’s clueless demonization of Muslims 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z The contretemps are the latest in a souring relationship between Cairo and Ankara. Turkey-Egypt feud undercuts U.S. hopes for Middle East 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z The contretemps over Heathrow, however predictable, threatens to further divide a party that is already in growing turmoil over the Europe question. Advice to Build New Heathrow Airport Runway Is Clear. Political Will, Less So. 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z Still, the contretemps was at the top of news reports in Poland on Monday, and some Polish leaders appeared unmollified. Poland Demands Apology Over F.B.I. Director’s Holocaust Remarks 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z The contretemps also illustrated the challenges the Obama administration faces as its counterterrorism aims run up against the competing outlooks of U.S. allies in the region’s burning conflicts. Iraqi prime minister fears Yemen conflict could spark wider sectarian war 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z But my hunch is that, in fact, there are more contretemps today than ever before, even if they are presently more contained than in previous periods of global conflict. The Information Age Paradox: Diet of Self-Selected News Keeps Us Dangerously Malnourished 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z The contretemps underscored a problem faced by many church leaders who were trying to address the scandal while protecting priests’ privacy. Cardinal Edward M. Egan, 82, Dies; Led New York Archdiocese in Trying Time 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The big, scary issue underlying the contretemps — how to deal with Iran’s nuclear program — is a more complicated story. Boehner’s invitation to Netanyahu backfires on them both 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z The contretemps over college accounts held broader lessons. Obama Will Drop Proposal to End ‘529’ College Savings Plans 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z For me, reading about the contretemps in the lobby of Canada’s House of Commons was a moment of cognitive dissonance. Bilingual Nationhood, Canadian-Style 2014-12-25T05:00:00Z My suspicion is that this is all to do with the recent contretemps over Google News. The European Parliament Threatens To Break Up Google 2014-11-22T05:00:00Z This slogan referred to a contretemps with a critic called Mark Tilbrook, who had been handing out leaflets before a performance by Morgan in London this April. Talking to the Dead: The Science of Necromancy Sakurai’s insistence on using a disrespectful version of the Japanese word for “you” set the tone for the eight-minute contretemps that followed. Japanese ‘hate speech’ debate abandoned as insults fly 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Mrs. Clinton alluded to the contretemps in her memoir “Hard Choices,” but it does not appear in Mr. Panetta’s just-published book, even though it seems tailor-made for a volume called “Worthy Fights.” Recent White House Memoirs Target Lame Duck Over a Potential Successor 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z The Johnny Football contretemps was a flash point in the longstanding debate about whether college athletes deserve a fairer share of the expanding revenues flowing into college sports. Yet Another Heisman Hopeful Runs Afoul of the NCAA's Unfair System 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z The contretemps is rooted in the dramatically lopsided results of two rounds of presidential polling. Afghan vote audit delayed again Wiggins's injuries prevented this current contretemps developing at last year's Tour. 'Wiggins omission is coolly rational' 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z The contretemps with Cooke was not his last with a Radio 4 stalwart. BBC chief Ian McIntyre dies, aged 82 2014-04-20T14:38:38Z That contretemps aside, Miller, 36, said that he was healthy and that he expected to ski next winter but perhaps not beyond that. Notebook: Rules Violation at Augusta: Unauthorized Quesadilla 2014-04-12T00:54:05Z For the French, the contretemps comes as human rights observers are once again questioning their commitment to protecting civilians in an impoverished, landlocked African country. France to Shun Genocide Services After Rwanda Leader Fixes Share of Blame 2014-04-07T01:28:26Z And their pessimism appears to be justified by the current contretemps: None of the bargaining is around issues of borders, or refugees or the status of Jerusalem – the core issues of a final pact. Middle East Peace Talks Hang by a Thread 2014-04-02T16:33:19Z The International Olympic Committee dismissed the contretemps as groundless gossip. Davis and White Give U.S. First Olympic Gold in Ice Dancing 2014-02-17T18:45:14Z Sign of the Dove was enough of a Manhattan hot spot to have been involved in a wacky contretemps with the writer Jessica Mitford that created a tut-tut bit of scandal. Joseph Santo Dies at 84; Restaurateur of Romance 2013-12-29T00:17:56Z AHG I. Relatives who arrived this weekend and don’t necessarily follow the contretemps of this team asked during Sunday’s telecast why Griffin was in street clothes. Hamilton: Redskins players remain harmonious, but their performance is out of tune 2013-12-23T18:24:48Z Wednesday night’s contretemps in Boston is a tricky case. Hamilton: From World Series umpires to Brandon Meriweather’s suspension, all’s not fair upon further review 2013-10-24T16:28:00Z That undramatic outcome was just about what Searle expected from this latest contretemps. U.K. and Spain Entangled in Gibraltar Border Spat 2013-08-08T08:05:28Z A diplomatic contretemps ensued before Germany — where doubts remain about allowing Turkey, a Muslim nation, into the European Union — finally agreed to a resumption, after three years, of talks on Turkish membership. Merkel Plays to Germans as She Jousts With Europe 2013-06-27T23:53:41Z But Mr. Lavrov’s pointed remarks indicated that the diplomatic contretemps was taking a nasty turn. Russia Rebukes U.S., Insisting Snowden Not Within Border 2013-06-25T10:57:50Z The contretemps resulted in a dismissal apiece with Carver and Graham Barrow, Wigan's academy coach and McManaman's mentor, sent to the stands. Wigan Athletic 2-1 Newcastle United 2013-03-17T19:02:20Z Plebs Conservative Chief Whip Andrew Mitchell got into rather a lot of hot water over a contretemps with police officers in Downing Street. 2012: A political year in words 2012-12-24T20:11:07Z And yesterday's contretemps in the cathedral was a predictable revisiting of the conflict. Occupy was right – all the church could say was 'go home' 2012-10-14T20:00:10Z Otherwise there were no headaches for Sammy, although there was an odd contretemps between Samuels and the Australian openers, which demanded the intervention of the umpires, even before a ball was bowled in their innings. Gayle blasts Windies past Australia 2012-10-05T18:13:29Z Even if a contretemps was defused, the specter of middle-class citizens fearlessly standing up to their otherwise omnipotent leaders is a scenario that fills Communist Party officials with dread. In China, Long Wait Leads to Standoff with Officials 2012-07-18T02:01:46Z You think a culture of reverence didn’t contribute to the recent contretemps at Ohio State, Southern Cal and Miami, just to name a few? Freeh report exposes an unhealthy culture of reverence for big-time college sports 2012-07-12T21:59:12Z Embassy in Beijing and sparking a diplomatic contretemps that eventually landed him in New York. IHT Rendezvous: Activist Says Chinese Officials 'Terribly Afraid' of Rural Unrest 2012-06-28T05:20:08Z Yet the contretemps within UBS may be more about office politics than national politics. DealBook: Bosses Rein In Banker Who Golfs With Obama 2012-06-21T00:55:58Z After Tuesday's 2-0 loss to Sweden, the France locker room was the scene of some contretemps. Goal: Euro 2012: Today Is the Tomorrow You Thought About Yesterday ... or ... a Day Off 2012-06-20T23:10:46Z The contretemps made headlines, but their private meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin went better. In Euro Crisis, Obama Tries to Sway Merkel 2012-06-15T16:15:07Z The "Golden Hind," now virtually a heavier-than-air machine, was doing her level best to make up for the unlucky contretemps that had delayed her for eight precious hours. The Airship "Golden Hind" 2012-04-21T02:00:26.983Z This night was remarkable for a series of disasters and contretemps. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z But what with the rain and the approach of darkness they hoped to avoid any such contretemps. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z Yet in spite of this contretemps, that first meal had a strange charm for me. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z "I suppose that there is no danger of a contretemps," she said, stirring restlessly in her chair. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z Of course there were a few odd birds left, and, before we gained the top, we had each picked up one or two, though, through another contretemps, I missed my best chance. Ladies in the Field: Sketches of Sport 2012-03-03T03:00:17.540Z Mr. Pitt would certainly be angry at the contretemps. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z An unpleasant contretemps occurred to me while we were marching through some very lonely hills. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:11.843Z For Egypt's ruling generals, however, the diplomatic contretemps may not quite be a smartly calculated move in international chess; it is more likely to be domestic propaganda gone awry. Egypt's NGO Crisis: How Will U.S. Aid Play in the Controversy? 2012-02-09T07:35:00Z Lavinia, who had by now quite forgotten the morning's contretemps, greeted him with a smile. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z She surprised herself in a not unlively curiosity as to his life and calling, and in a lack of any sort of misgiving at the contretemps. The Maker of Opportunities 2012-01-30T03:00:18.090Z This was the very contretemps he had so long striven to guard against. The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel 2012-01-22T03:00:21.457Z One's best efforts," he thought, "are always liable to these unfortunate contretemps. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z She would like to possess a hundred pairs of eyes instead of one, to assure herself that everything is going as smoothly as she could wish, for the least little contretemps will spoil the party. Woman and Artist 2012-01-10T03:00:14.960Z Emanuel, flushed and paralysed, was a ludicrous figure, and the workers tittered, not unfamiliar with marital contretemps. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z But whatever their theories, they could never have guessed the actual reason for the contretemps, and Persis speedily changed the subject. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z He hinted that she was piqued by the refusal of the King to grant her some request, or that her self-love had been wounded in one of the little contretemps of Court life. Henrietta Maria 2011-12-15T03:00:14.290Z After this contretemps I determined to be more cautious. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z It is not a little surprising that the clergyman in charge did not supervise more carefully the various announcements, especially when so many a contretemps occurred. Ecclesiastical Curiosities 2011-12-13T03:00:24.507Z The day ended with a slight contretemps: one of our party with his servant was missing. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z This contretemps caused a delay of several hours, and instead of outspanning on the bank of the Mooi river, as they had intended, they were obliged to stop some miles short of it. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Henri David was asking himself this question when the little contretemps in which the old work-horse had played such a prominent part occurred. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z She had many contretemps at first, and some time elapsed before she had the honour of speaking to the King. Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 2011-11-26T03:00:13.823Z Nor did we make this second start without a contretemps. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z It is so easy to turn a serious dramatic situation into ridicule that, really, it was very decent indeed of our audience to applaud the contretemps instead of laughing. Memoirs of an American Prima Donna 2011-11-17T03:00:32.600Z Mollie was stunned by this wholly unexpected contretemps, and she lifted to Monsieur Lamonti a face expressive of the blankest astonishment. The Heatherford Fortune a sequel to the Magic Cameo 2011-11-15T03:00:18.930Z The deuce!" he murmured; "here's a contretemps I didn't expect. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Allen said he believed that outside the 49ers and the Lions, nobody else in the N.F.L. would think anything else of Sunday’s contretemps. N.F.L. Fast Forward: When a Handshake Is Unsportsmanlike Conduct - N.F.L. Fast Forward 2011-10-17T21:39:09Z But the contretemps in Tehran is a helpful reminder, ahead of next week's antics, that no matter what he says, Ahmadinejad is not in charge in Iran. How the U.S. Hikers in Iran Are Victims of Tehran's Domestic Power Struggle 2011-09-14T18:19:15Z The result is, as might be expected, a series of singular contretemps springing from mistaken identity, like those we are familiar with on the comic stage. Contemporary Socialism 2011-09-10T02:00:28.673Z Our officer was, in truth, too gallant a man to traverse those laws of etiquette which demand respect for the feelings of females, and he never once alluded to the contretemps. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z With the exception of the Virginian contretemps, the period from 1710 until after the middle of the eighteenth century was one of quiescence. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z As for me, I learned in time to manage my cheeks as well as my gowns, so that they no longer burned at such contretemps. The Claw 2011-08-31T02:01:30.563Z It was a psychological contretemps of the rarest sort, and distinctly uncomfortable. The Tigress 2011-08-30T02:00:39.657Z My dear Philip, the most unfortunate thing has happened," said Lady Marabout, one morning; "really the greatest contretemps that could have occurred. Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z Asked about the incident, one Georgetown player shrugged off the contretemps. China Irked With Its Pugnacious Basketball Team 2011-08-19T15:16:21Z His beef with Shearer was over the Match of the Day pundit's view that Barton was lucky to escape with a yellow card after the contretemps that saw Arsenal's Gervinho sent off. Joey Barton's robust Twitter chatter is sadly far from riotous 2011-08-14T21:59:01Z Valentine was bitter against his old friend: Geoffrey had not forgotten the contretemps at the nutting. Greene Ferne Farm 2011-08-14T02:00:22.210Z If by accident some unfortunate, contretemps should cause a passing irritation between his master and the owner of a neighbouring estate, the keeper loses no opportunity of heaping coals upon the fire. The Gamekeeper At Home Sketches of Natural History and Rural Life 2011-08-04T02:00:21.507Z "There was an awkward little contretemps, and Miss Baldwin refused, rather rudely, I thought, to tell her father where you had gone." The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z And now once more came the night for meeting, with all its heart-throbbing flurry and excitement; but this time, apparently, without any of the terrible contretemps that had previously troubled us. A Fluttered Dovecote 2011-07-29T02:00:21.880Z I owed this contretemps to a wrong address. My Recollections 2011-07-16T02:00:14.973Z That was the first of several contretemps between Pickens and various local water authorities. BW Archive: There Will Be Water 2011-07-14T20:07:02Z The school O.T.C. formed the guard of honour, the only contretemps being that several of the youthful warriors were overcome by the heat, dropping down in the ranks one after another, like so many ninepins. A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z That contretemps has been covered extensively and continues, so I won’t say anything else about it here. What's Going On with Those Scandinavian Sperm? 2011-07-11T11:15:00.240Z Already he saw that some horrible contretemps had served to divert from him a life’s happiness. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z Next morning, on landing to shoot, we found the little contretemps of the night before entirely ignored, for a party of natives was waiting for us at the creek. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Fortunately, all went well, and they reached home safely without any trouble or contretemps of any kind. Blanco y Colorado Old Days among the Gauchos of Uruguay 2011-06-28T02:00:11.447Z Those left in the theatre discussed the contretemps in subdued and regretful accents, betraying surprisingly little rancour toward anyone connected with it. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z He triumphs over his desperate wounds, and stifling captivity, and one day my Brand sits up and knows me, whom last he had known as a foe, by the ungraceful contretemps of war. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z What he expected to learn from Coleridge, it is hard to say: certainly his curriculum included a good many hardships, makeshifts and contretemps to which he had never looked forward. A Day with Samuel Taylor Coleridge 2011-06-08T02:00:18.910Z A contretemps has occurred of which I think I ought to inform you, as it relates to the very interesting subject of grounds and pigments. The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume II 2011-05-22T02:00:17.943Z Now, of all the disagreeable contretemps that could have occurred, to meet that particular patient was about the worst. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z Retrospectively examining the contretemps, after she had gone to bed that night, she arrived at the comforting conclusion that she had been a little fool to think that Matthias "held that old ring against her." Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z We were a merry party in spite of this little contretemps. Vacation with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-08T02:00:04.123Z After the contretemps with the change of guard.” Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z For this little contretemps I needn’t blame him, though I’d give twenty dollars to have an excuse for tweaking his nose!” The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z I did, though not at Beechwood Park, since after my unfortunate contretemps at the county ball, I was not likely to have the opportunity. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z The shock told; she had been playing off very deftly a painful contretemps, but this announcement dashed Venetia. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z One contretemps or another has knocked me out of work latterly; but when the proof reaches me I'll get into harness and pull away. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z Only that week, in preparation for any trail’s-end contretemps, he had taken the precaution of presenting at Police Headquarters his credentials from the home county sheriff. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z The contretemps had been disagreeable—a thing to be regretted. The Child Wife 2011-04-21T02:00:50.050Z Fortunately, before the ball was over, I found one who caused me to forget my contretemps with Miss Belle Mainwaring. The Finger of Fate A Romance 2011-04-21T02:00:43.830Z He was Mr Mathew, who tell of some contretemps of me and your word detestable, Box. Tales from Blackwood Volume 8 2011-04-09T02:00:09.087Z The contretemps was due to the misconduct of a servant, but it was interpreted by Keats as treachery on the part of the family. Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats 2011-04-02T02:00:11.477Z Not until the chief culprit found himself standing alone on the curb before the antiquated court-house did he appreciate the serious consequences to himself of the contretemps. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z That reached, with no contretemps between, he might bid defiance to the clattering ruck in his rear. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z The following is an amusing but somewhat embarrassing contretemps which befell me at an afternoon party. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z The contretemps among the freres Gaddafi over a local bottling plant escalated into a heavily armed confrontation resembling a Hollywood gangster film, as a classified 2006 U.S. cable put it. WikiLeaks: How the Cola war was won in Libya 2011-03-03T15:02:41Z It would be absurd to feel more than passing annoyance at such a contretemps. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z Pape’s jaw set with the thought-challenge which had taken him over the top of so varied contretemps—the word applied to him with such significance by the snob whom he was about to save. Lonesome Town 2011-04-12T02:00:24.580Z The most ridiculous contretemps frequently resulted from this incongruity. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z While we were driving to the Museum in a hansom cab, I remember that a somewhat ridiculous contretemps took place. Forty Years of 'Spy' 2011-03-04T03:00:57.237Z There was a slight contretemps at the end of the game with the player being upset with one of their players not wanting to shake hands and he was a bit emotional. Hodgson sorry over Olsson bust-up 2011-03-01T08:39:31Z The fun of the drolls is, as a matter of fact, not on a high level—practical jokes, perfectly obvious contretemps, the adventures and achievements of noodles, are their typical material. Literature in the Elementary School 2011-02-23T03:00:31.073Z This contretemps shewed me the necessity of being acquainted with the customs and languages of the places through which I might be necessitated to travel. The Thistle and the Cedar of Lebanon 2011-02-20T03:00:13.767Z It is strange how seldom the audience perceive such contretemps, or notice the extraordinary and ludicrous slips of the tongue that are so frequent upon the stage. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z I see you have not allowed that little contretemps to blast all the pleasure of your journey. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z At heart Lilian is glad to welcome him back, and is genial and sweet to him as though no ugly contretemps had occurred between them yesterday. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z Slight as the contretemps may appear, or might have been under other circumstances, it placed us at the time in somewhat of a dilemma. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z Four men died who might have been saved had Gaston but arrived five minutes before, and, by a remarkable contretemps, Gaston himself shared the same fate.” Dumas' Paris 2011-02-02T03:00:23.057Z It is not, however, to the uninitiated outsiders alone we are indebted for ludicrous stage contretemps; the experts themselves have frequently given rise to them. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z I am quite satisfied with her and have no intention of disturbing her about that contretemps to-day. Nan Sherwood at Lakeview Hall Or the Mystery of the Haunted Boathouse 2011-02-14T03:00:33.337Z Either way how could she resist the chance that had been brought about by this extraordinary contretemps. The Rustle of Silk 2011-01-27T03:00:44.390Z So ludicrous was the whole contretemps, that I could scarcely restrain laughter when I thought of it; but there was also a serious side to the question, calculated to prevent any free ebullition of mirth. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z Even by Miami standards, however, the latest contretemps inside City Hall seem strange. Once Allies, Two Miami Leaders Are Now Anything But 2011-01-14T02:58:25Z The contretemps was resolved by making the market a membership event where attendees sign a release acknowledging the risks. The Bay Citizen: Dining Experiences, All Illicit, That Extend Beyond the Palate 2011-01-07T02:04:45Z Told of the latest contretemps involving the Pepsi contest, Allison Fine, an expert on nonprofit use of social media and co-author of the book, “The Networked Nonprofit,” said the onus was on Pepsi to investigate. New Charges of Cheating Tarnish Pepsi Fund-Raising Contest for Nonprofits 2011-01-06T02:24:45Z He certainly could not explain that the cause of his forgetfulness was the contretemps of having requested his hostess under a misapprehension to leave her own entertainment! Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z Our only hope, therefore, lay in carefully guarding against such a contretemps; and economising the strength of our animals, as far as the necessary rate of speed would allow us. The Guerilla Chief And other Tales 2011-02-10T03:00:53.627Z How could he be secure that the contretemps of any single moment of the day would not catch him out? The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z The contretemps put WikiLeaks and its founder on the mainstream media map. Special Report: Julian Assange versus the world 2010-12-13T19:16:00Z This morning, NPR ran a feature which noted that the “Latino conservative activist” who created the ad claims he was not trying to chill the vote, and blames the contretemps on “clumsy editing.” A transparent trick, not a dirty one 2010-10-21T18:55:00Z What all three of these mediums crave is content that is driven by contretemps, gripping video, factual disputes, logistics, and compelling dramatic personae. The Media Spiral: Downward From O.J. to Sherrod 2010-07-26T08:30:00Z What's more striking than the rhetoric on this particular contretemps, however, is that the two candidates actually have few substantive disagreements. Vying to Be the GOP Outsider in Colorado 2010-07-19T08:35:00Z Yet speaking as someone who was at the 2-0 defeat by Mexico, the one that sparked all the trouble, it is clear the French were already on strike even before Anelka's half-time contretemps. Paul Wilson: France were on strike before Anelka row 2010-06-21T11:37:00Z One reason was that he missed the end of Toulouse’s last victory, in 2005, after a remarkable contretemps with the Edinburgh police. Rugby Union: Toulouse Finds That Grit Mixes Well With Its Style 2010-05-23T16:02:00Z But people who have spoken to Goodell since then say he has moved past the contretemps. Woody Johnson Says Criticism Won?t Hurt Bid to Host Super Bowl 2010-03-18T02:50:00Z The Israel-Turkey relationship looks likely to absorb this week's contretemps, with neither side looking to escalate. 2010-01-14T19:50:00Z "Bother it," Peckover muttered, putting on the air of self-conscious indifference usual in such contretemps. A Poached Peerage The staggering contretemps struck the color from his face and left every nerve raw and quivering. The Valiants of Virginia In competent hands there is no danger, and I have used ether saturators myself scores of times without one single contretemps; but it should not be entrusted to any chance amateur. Optical Projection Part 1: Projection of Lantern Slides He, genuinely anxious to atone for a foolish contretemps, did not spare himself in the recital. The Gay Adventure A Romance This was the first contretemps that happened to me, and was a great grief both to me and to my intended, who had heard all in the kitchen, and was in great trouble. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. Even without the contretemps, for which he alone was responsible, on the morning Terry first came to the office, Morley would have taken a dislike to Terry simply because of his good fortune. Terry's Trials and Triumphs At G�ttingen there occurred a famous contretemps which had a most important though indirect influence on the whole after-life of the young player. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Above all, the contretemps had proven most ill-timed, since it coincided with Asa's pardon and return. The Tempering I was just tired enough from rehearsal and disappointed enough to be irritated by the tiniest contretemps, and I almost whimpered, as I turned the other way and took a Broadway car. Life on the Stage Maynard emitted a low whistle, and his face clouded at a contretemps which, whatever else it might portend, bade fair to spoil Violet's party. A Traitor's Wooing Such a contretemps would, I reflected, mean for me ten years' confinement in a fortress. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England I will now glance at the hundredth part of the contretemps which were continually annoying me. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second Not only was there no contretemps, but all went off well and pleasantly. Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. Volume I (of II) It would be difficult to depict the disappointment of these four men at this unfortunate contretemps. Round the World in Eighty Days There was no lightsomeness of spirit in the Mallison household to ease the strain of small duties, or turn a contretemps into a joke. Lady Cassandra As I crossed the great hall a contretemps occurred. Spies of the Kaiser Plotting the Downfall of England “I don’t care a rap for other people’s opinions about myself, good, bad, or indifferent, as a rule, but I’m rather glad you don’t judge me too hardly, on account of this infernal contretemps?” The Triumph of Hilary Blachland Only one little contretemps occurred to mar the harmony of the scene. A Life Sentence A Novel Despite the contretemps of the hair, Maud was looking her best—suited by her dress, her ornaments, and the unusual animation which coloured her cheeks, and sparkled in her eyes. Leonore Stubbs There were occasions when such abstraction brought about material contretemps, but of the mental lightening there could be no doubt. Lady Cassandra Not for a moment did she suspect but that her yells, her belligerent attitude, and her refusal to speak, were the conventional way, this world over, of intimating that there was a contretemps. Our Southern Highlanders This little contretemps with the Commandant has made me forget to record a far more notable event. A Journal of Impressions in Belgium I confess that this contretemps somewhat dashed my spirits. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, June 2, 1920 They all did their best to seem cheerful; they talked in a loud voice, they made fun of the servant's dullness, and Manuel Antonio's fear of some contretemps. The Grandee Captain Smith," said Jeannette, approaching the puzzled warrior with some hesitation, "a slight contretemps has occurred. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. "You have heard about this little contretemps about the money." The Landleaguers Time passed on—Alice and Rhapsody had almost climaxed the preparatory negotiations of an hymenial conclusion, when another contretemps came to pass—it was the grand finale. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes In a way this contretemps led to the founding of Quebec. Old Quebec The Fortress of New France A spirit of adventure was renewed in her, and a rather unfortunate contretemps provoked it. Love and Lucy As soon as we recovered from the laughter into which we were thrown by this droll contretemps, we set off in pursuit, guided by the track which the inflated skins made in the water. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. This certainly was an odd contretemps, to say the least. Pretty Madcap Dorothy Or, How She Won a Lover The ladies sat; they dickered and examined—we exhibited and put away, the beau lying crouched and crucifying at our feet, and we sniggering fit to burst at the contretemps of the poor victim. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Gentlemen," he goes on, "picture for yourself the contretemps when she finds I am nothing but a super and that Genaro wouldn't give Sarah Bernhardt a job on a recommendation from me! Kid Scanlan I can only say, sir, that I regret this contretemps as much as yourself. The Harmsworth Magazine, v. 1, 1898-1899, No. 2 He determined to take no notice of the contretemps, but return boldly to the attack. Masterpieces of Mystery Riddle Stories Well-regulated and candid people, who do everything by rule, never start and blush at any awkward contretemps, never have any concealments, but tell everything to the outer world. Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 "If only it had come yesterday!" moaned Ponnamal, and we with her when we heard of the series of contretemps which had delayed its arrival. Lotus Buds McKintosh verified the first mate's account of the contretemps on board, and remarked that the strangest feature about it was the girl's infatuation. Australia Revenged At least he had seen me, and I was safe from any contretemps—he would avoid me as strenuously as I avoided him. The First Violin A Novel It was during this illness that the first real contretemps occurred. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel Dear Sir, We reached this place precisely at half-past twelve—exactly an hour behind our time—the loss arose out of various little contretemps, which a little practice will set right. The King's Post Being a volume of historical facts relating to the posts, mail coaches, coach roads, and railway mail services of and connected with the ancient city of Bristol from 1580 to the present time "I'm so distressed, your Grace, by this unfortunate—er—contretemps," said Queen Selina, as soon as she had her guests to herself. In Brief Authority The hour appointed for the ceremony was high noon, but an amusing contretemps blocked the way. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century Overcome with vexation and confusion at the contretemps, I paused a moment, undecided whether to turn back and go out again. The First Violin A Novel For this contretemps," said Guiscard, as he examined their bivouac with his telescope, "we have to thank only ourselves. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 I had no idea of such a contretemps, or such a regrettable scene as this!” Hushed Up! A Mystery of London The manager of the Gallery, who, catalogue in hand, had been prepared personally to conduct the Royal party round, looked about him, wondering as to the cause of the contretemps. The Master Mummer I must tell you of one contretemps, however, in case you, like us, take the express train from the Quai d'Orsay. In Château Land Amongst the hundred-and-one little contretemps to which the Imperial Yeoman on active service is heir to, I had lost my nosebag on our night march from Johannesburg. A Yeoman's Letters Third Edition But so long as he remained in Java he never paid another call before dusk, a more convenient time, when such contretemps are not likely to occur. From Jungle to Java The Trivial Impressions of a Short Excursion to Netherlands India So do your best to remedy what may result in a contretemps.” The Golden Face A Great 'Crook' Romance It was an aggravation of annoyance to have her as a witness of these contretemps. The Girls of St. Olave's Yet he was not pleased at the unexpected contretemps. The Slave of Silence Moreover, none here knows of the experience through which I passed, and the contretemps averted by my own presence of mind. Fibble, D.D. The slightest contretemps must infallibly upset him altogether. Vice Versa or A Lesson to Fathers Of course, George, you will never breathe a word of this—well, this little contretemps—or of its result. The Golden Face A Great 'Crook' Romance They glared at one another like fighting cats ... the contretemps fizzled out; both were too tired to argue. Norman Ten Hundred A Record of the 1st (Service) Bn. Royal Guernsey Light Infantry The better to avoid any such contretemps, we set about our meal immediately with very good appetites. The Motor Pirate After this serio-comic contretemps every remark Spout made was hailed by all as a gem of superlative wit. Terribly Intimate Portraits Audiences really enjoy such contretemps, cruel as such accidents or mishaps may be to the luckless player. A Pirate of Parts It is perhaps needless to add that putting fresh charcoal on the fire was the cause of this contretemps, but I was then unaware of there being no flue to carry off the fumes. Life and sport in China Second Edition Yes; it was all pleasant except that last contretemps. Vixen, Volume II. The Camoens was still safely at anchor in the harbour, and we rejoiced at having returned without a single contretemps. A Girl's Ride in Iceland It is better to take an extra shirt, or a change of underclothes, or a few more ties than one could ordinarily use, so that some contretemps would not cause great annoyance and inconvenience. The Complete Bachelor Manners for Men "Sir," he said firmly, "you've always been a jolly old officer to me before this contretemps wrecked my young life—but I shall never be quite the same man again, sir." The Keepers of the King's Peace I had a short time before sat infructuously with this lady, when a distressing contretemps occurred. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis There are no contretemps, no unhappy moments, no jealousies, no heart-burnings. Betty Vivian A Story of Haddo Court School He passed the time in reflecting upon the singular contretemps that had so interfered with his plans of life, and changed, as it were, his very destiny. The Tiger Hunter There had been a little contretemps or misadventure. An Old Man's Love Only about five hundred yards more, Smithson; but, really, that contretemps has so upset me that I think you had better play a solo. The Queen's Scarlet The Adventures and Misadventures of Sir Richard Frayne Bradish was pretty familiar with the phases and the oddities of the dancing craze, but this contretemps rather staggered him. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 He had never for one moment contemplated such a contretemps; he would never have imagined that he could be false to Effendi Lampton's sister. There was a King in Egypt With few exceptions, Mr. Maud's jokes are the result of personal experience, for he looks to contretemps in the field for his humorous subjects. The History of "Punch" A few nights ago our battalion had one of those unfortunate little contretemps that so often happen in war. No Man's Land But suppose a contretemps of this kind occurred! A True Friend A Novel For a moment they had stood there, face to face, and only blank unrecognition greeted him; it made this horrible contretemps seem all the more unreal. Blow The Man Down A Romance Of The Coast - 1916 The little contretemps at Rotherhithe when he tried to board a tug was a sufficiently unpleasant experience for one day. Men of Affairs You couldn't, without Stan making some blundering remark, or some contretemps happening; it would be sure to. Lady Betty Across the Water But, instead of bursting into tears and making myself miserable, as once I should have done, I enjoyed the contretemps immensely. The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52 We need scarcely say that Mark Breezy did not allow this little contretemps to interfere with his plans. The Fugitives The Tyrant Queen of Madagascar A contretemps less likely to occur at the Choctaw Chief, and there stayed they. The Death Shot A Story Retold Our contretemps appeared in a very usual form. The Lady of the Basement Flat And the contretemps of the last minute—a sudden death that disarranges the bridal party; a wretched cold that prevents a favorite cantatrice from singing, and so forth, and so forth. The Simple Life Mr. Balfour was much upset by the contretemps, and repeatedly sliced his drive into the net, remarking, "Dear, dear," on two occasions. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 18, 1914 He was not physically afraid of Lord Wolfer, but—a scene and a scandal which would leave Lady Wolfer at Wolfer House, while he was turned out, was a contretemps to be avoided, if possible. Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden Whatever of chagrin this contretemps has caused Colonel Armstrong—and, it may be, the older of his daughters—to the younger it gives gladness. The Death Shot A Story Retold Every woman delights in this work in prospect; in reality, every one comes full tilt against a score of irritating, aggravating contretemps which baulk her carefully-laid schemes. The Lady of the Basement Flat At others she seems to have written simply because she could not wait, even a few hours, to make a desired explanation, to express an irrepressible complaint, or to acquaint him with some domestic contretemps. Mary Wollstonecraft Father," she said, "this is a very serious contretemps for us all. The Minister of Evil The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal of Russia As similar incidents have occurred in many other establishments it is suggested that margarine should in future be dyed scarlet or blue in order to prevent a repetition of these embarrassing contretemps. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 12, 1916 I always complete my plans with great care before embarking upon them, and I make provision for every contretemps possible. The Doctor of Pimlico Being the Disclosure of a Great Crime After this contretemps the doctor had it pretty much his own way; his name was duly entered on the sale catalogue, and his address was known. The Book-Hunter in London Historical and Other Studies of Collectors and Collecting "This is a most unfortunate contretemps," said Brooks, all trembling. Gilian The Dreamer His Fancy, His Love and Adventure The stage is the natural home of petty contretemps. The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography He meant to be very loyal to Isabel in spite of the disheartening contretemps at Portsmouth and he drew the rose from his coat and cast it from him. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! "Well, I don't know," was the other's reply; "yet I feel that, in view of this contretemps, I must in future break off all connection with you." The Doctor of Pimlico Being the Disclosure of a Great Crime Sheard repressed a hot retort, and Crofter, to cover the embarrassment which he felt at this seeming contretemps, hummed softly and instituted a painstaking search for the vessel referred to. The Sins of Séverac Bablon Although all this cipher business was under charge of one of my branches, the contretemps was due to no neglect on my own part. Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 Fortunately the feast was about concluded when this contretemps occurred, so that no serious loss was sustained. Rivers of Ice There might, of course, have been a little contretemps of some sort. April's Lady A Novel A serious contretemps has occurred which will affect you both if you do not leave immediately on receipt of this. The Doctor of Pimlico Being the Disclosure of a Great Crime The day following Patty's bride-with-the-mumps contretemps with Lucille happened to be Friday, and she was painfully engaged in her weekly molding of public opinion. When Patty Went to College Yet, after all, this contretemps was for him, I felt, but a prosaic substitute for something richer. On the Stairs Such contretemps, however, do not materially affect the health or spirits of the young and strong. Rivers of Ice I feared some contretemps of the kind, and was much relieved when you told me that all was ready. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story I will write all the pleasant things, but for the jokes—the contretemps, no! Pixie O'Shaughnessy I look upon the little contretemps as a blessing in disguise, since it has gained me some days at Yew Hedge. More About Peggy His instructions, it appeared, made no provision whatever for the possibility of such a contretemps as had befallen us, and he was, in consequence, quite at a loss what to do. Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War Miss Jellings's mood was somehow catching; the little contretemps had stirred them strangely. Just Patty But at the last moment a slight contretemps took place. Seen and Unseen How Evans and his lot would make merry over this contretemps! Tom, Dick and Harry Two hours later the sheriffs presented themselves at the ambassador's house, accompanied by a deputation from the Common Council, for the purpose of offering excuses for the recent contretemps. London and the Kingdom - Volume II Deprived by this contretemps of our goat's flesh46 we had recourse to an old ham and very stale bread. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 This slight contretemps marked the beginning of strained relations. Just Patty The rule affords a loophole of escape for the victims of any such contretemps and also insures that every girl shall be married before she is fully twelve years old. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala "All Monte Carlo seems to be gossiping about that little contretemps," Draconmeyer continued. Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo "Christmas Eve," repeated Mis' Bates, whose mind never lightly forsook old ways or embraced a contretemps; "what a funny time to travel." Christmas A Story There was only one real contretemps, when some guests, who lived rather beyond the neighbourhood, arrived for afternoon tea, and, moreover, full of curiosity about Lord Northmoor. That Stick But a contretemps awaited her: a man was waiting at her door with a note from the Cardinal de Rohan. The Queen's Necklace In future years, therefore, he changes it, and puts out that which was eaten, until a similar contretemps of the non-appearance of crows again occurs. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala I was very much put out by this contretemps, which gave a new complication to our adventure. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II There were no more contretemps that afternoon, I am thankful to say; Max went home and dined with us. We Ten Or, The Story of the Roses His parents, who had got Villa Elsa in running order and were forgetting the contretemps, almost beamed upon him. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life With the exception of the contretemps already mentioned not a single shot came near us; we occupied an oasis of calm in the midst of a hell of fire—and looked on. With Our Army in Palestine They were going to be married; but there was a contretemps. Henrietta Temple A Love Story Time and time again I have heard him say that he would never be broke, and he died at just the right time to prevent such a contretemps from occurring. A Ball Player's Career Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson The detachment reached Ak-Tiube in six days without contretemps, after a march of 333 miles, and with the loss of only two lame horses. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers If he had, this contretemps would not have happened. The Golden Silence Silence had fallen on that part of the room where this little contretemps was taking place. The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 "I am afraid I must go down and receive these people, dear Lady Kynaston," said Mrs. Miller, who had remained in her guest's room full of regret and sympathy at the contretemps of her journey. Vera Nevill Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance This contretemps, however, is avoided by placing wet weeds on the eggs and by the general moisture of the nest. A Bird Calendar for Northern India How little do I feel the contretemps and privations which affect others—and feel them only because they affect others! The Diary of an Ennuyée Then she asked me if she was right in supposing all these contretemps we had had were the doing of Lady Ver. Red Hair I was in despair that I could not get there;—but engagements—contretemps—held us fast. Wych Hazel But for the contretemps concerning that wretched sunshade, he would now have been a hopeful, and almost a triumphant, lover. Vera Nevill Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance He was rising to declare his presence, when Llora came in, and somewhat vexed at the contretemps he awaited the result. Infelice A sweet reasonableness was undoubtedly the note to strike when such a contretemps occurred. Observations of an Orderly Some Glimpses of Life and Work in an English War Hospital As the French say, it was a contretemps. The Jester of St. Timothy's From this artistic contretemps, then, arose a friendship alike creditable to the goodness and generosity of Gluck, as it was to the sincerity and high order of M�hul's musical talent. The Great German Composers Generally, however, even if the affair passes off without any contretemps she is ready to say "Thank heaven it's over!" Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada "Do you refer to the contretemps of the masks at the Grand Ball?" Infelice A possible contretemps was averted by the approach of Mrs. Wentworth, who asked us to have a cup of chocolate before we went out into the chill air. Arms and the Woman This little contretemps stirred up the wrath of "our friend the enemy" somewhat, and he strafed us continually until nightfall. Through Palestine with the Twentieth Machine Gun Squadron No small consternation was caused by this unlooked-for contretemps; but the young Viscount made light of it to his fair bride, dispelling her alarm by explanations which satisfied her natural curiosity. Strange Pages from Family Papers The judge has seen the same performance many times before and hardly notices the contretemps. The Man in Court "Oh, what a wretched contretemps!" she cried in despair. The Husbands of Edith The butler was about to advance into the room and set the tray on the table as directed, when an unexpected contretemps occurred. The Pride of Palomar But such little contretemps as shells did not in the least interfere with the Christmas revels. Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege You cannot help joining in the roar which greets this contretemps. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library A somewhat awkward pause ensued, then everybody rushed into conversation at once, so that Nan could only guess that some contretemps must have occurred between Penelope and the singer of which she was in ignorance. The Moon out of Reach Notwithstanding this untoward contretemps, the countess made a further attempt, in February, to collect the rents of the forty-two freehold estates, which she said belonged to her. Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton But at the height of the play's prosperity, while the Colonel clinked tumblers with Nelly, came a contretemps, and all the farce darkened swiftly to drama as the gay landscape is overgloomed by a thundercloud. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes Of all possible contretemps, the non-appearance of Du Meresq had never suggested itself; but after a couple of turns the unwelcome misgiving strengthened, and there would be only one at the tryst that day. Bluebell A Novel None the worse for that little contretemps this morning. The Passenger from Calais So no bad feeling was created, though shortly after this contretemps an affair of so serious a nature took place, that a certain coldness crept in between ourselves and our ci-devant friends. Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha If you are really accused of having been concerned in that little contretemps, why, here is our friend Mr. Arnold Chetwode, who was present. The Lighted Way Despite this contretemps I am very happy; and now farewell. The Memories of Fifty Years Containing Brief Biographical Notices of Distinguished Americans, and Anecdotes of Remarkable Men; Interspersed with Scenes and Incidents Occurring during a Long Life of Observation Chiefly Spent in the Southwest I am sure he had not dreamed of such a contretemps, and he must have been startled and amazed by the cold calculation and the raw fury of passion he had to deal with. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man The wedding could scarcely mean more to the bride and bridegroom than it did to her—yet no news of any contretemps, of any little hitch in the all-important proceedings, had reached her ears. The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town So far from dampening anyone's spirits this little contretemps only seemed to set things off at a livelier pace. The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary But why would you address yourself so much a contretemps then? The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 After this contretemps, the villany of the widow and her ally takes a different turn. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, December 4, 1841 It was about as hideous and devil-born a contretemps as, say, putting a belted earl to peel potatoes or asking an archbishop to clean cuspidors. Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man It was one of the contretemps that made the Salon Grangeur famous throughout the city. The Inheritors But he was nettled; nettled; nettled by the contretemps that had occurred on the very last day, when Mrs. Bilton was so nearly there; nettled and exasperated. Christopher and Columbus Evidently, in order to prevent such a contretemps, you need to resort now to a different selling step, which you have not taken previously. Certain Success But now ensued an awkward contretemps for which I had not provided. The Red Redmaynes Her greeting was a cordial one, and Lois was soon confiding to her her trouble; how she had met an old friend after many years, and then how a contretemps had occurred. Gordon Keith Out of the door he went, happy in spite of all the mistakes he had made and of all the contretemps of his provoking misadventure; happy in spite of the threat of arrest for burglary. The End of the World A Love Story The mere suggestion of such a contretemps was enough to make the Boers think twice before drawing near enough to be shot at. The Siege of Kimberley Tommy, finding her raging in the road like a little tiger-cat over some small contretemps with Mrs. Burton, had lifted her on to his shoulders and brought her back with him. The Lamp in the Desert Harry Burgess spoke apart with the conductor upon this astonishing contretemps, and while he did so Milly, still smiling, hummed rather more loudly the very phrase of Ella's at which Miss Gardner had stumbled. Leonora Amy, grinning delightedly, reached far across the board where he sat and, pointing at Clint with a baked potato impaled on a fork, announced loudly: "A contretemps, Mr. Thayer, a veritable contretemps!" Left Tackle Thayer Like the majority of his profession, this physician looked up such a contretemps with a kindly and indulgent eye. Kindred of the Dust For ourselves, we got so little of the provisions to eat that we should not have been particularly broken-hearted by the contretemps. The Siege of Kimberley By a tiresome contretemps the newspapers did not arrive at breakfast-time. The Testing of Diana Mallory One would like to know the Staff secrets now and then in contretemps like this; but no doubt one cause is the thick bush, which makes the enemy's movements difficult to follow. In the Ranks of the C.I.V. Antonyms: rejection, refusal. accessory, a. accompanying, accessary, contributory, subservient, subsidiary. accident, n. casualty, mishap, contretemps, mischance, contingency. accidental, a. casual, fortuitous; incidental, nonessential, adventitious. accidentally, adv. unintentionally, casually, fortuitously. Putnam's Word Book There was the bustle of arriving police, the story of a revolver which had gone off by accident, a very puzzling contretemps expounded for their benefit. The Great Prince Shan Coincidences, good and bad, contretemps, seals, ciphers, mottoes, omens, anniversaries, names, dreams, are all of a certain importance to her. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume I Both Mr and Mrs Brindley had evidently a humorous appreciation of crises, contretemps, and those collisions of circumstances which are usually called "junctures" for short. The Matador of the Five Towns and Other Stories For she found herself in an exciting contretemps which she could understand. The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns It would have been music in the ears of the fleeing ones had not three or four shots whizzed perilously close to their heads, thus somewhat interfering with their appreciation of the contretemps. The Rising of the Red Man A Romance of the Louis Riel Rebellion He was real; if you had allowed me to invent a corpse, we should have been saved that contretemps. Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People And, certain contretemps and disappointments notwithstanding, he was impressed by the entity of the studio. The Roll-Call Or perhaps it would be more honest to say that Mr.. Marrier had suffered no inconvenience from the contretemps. The Regent Unfortunately this led to what might have been a somewhat painful contretemps. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 146, January 14, 1914 Luckily the I.G. saw at once that the new contretemps was due rather to accident than design. Sir Robert Hart The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition Only one little contretemps happened at the wedding. Wife in Name Only Such a contretemps might give cause for conjecture even in one so green as his companion, reflected Archie. The Desire of the Moth; and the Come On At this reference to the recent contretemps Jeffreys frowned, started to say something and instead dug his spurs into his pony, galloping away without even so much as looking back. Comrades of the Saddle The Young Rough Riders of the Plains I do not suppose that even you pretend that since the contretemps of Tuesday night at the Duchess of Barncastle’s our former feeling— Mrs. Bradley. The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces His sudden arrival at this particular juncture was evidently an unexpected contretemps. Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02 Out of this arose many contretemps, which entirely enchanted Luciana; their life became ever wilder and wilder. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 02 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Those little contretemps were apt to occur at the beginning of every new Parliament; and he was not going to lay down a hard-and-fast rule on the subject before it was necessary. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 26, 1919 This little domestic contretemps is too good to be neglected, but we must turn to women of greater note and character. Social life at Rome in the Age of Cicero But it is a game at cross-purposes all through this dangerous pastime; and perhaps its very contretemps are what make it so interesting to the players, so amusing to the lookers-on. M. or N. "Similia similibus curantur." But I did not anticipate this contretemps, and at the worst I had my twenty thousand dollars and could make myself scarce therewith. A Man of Mark He had been baulked by more than one serious contretemps. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation This brought to my mind images of infinite worry, gauche servants, "please Ma'am," contretemps, and the habit growing out of our elaborate and uselessly conventional life of magnifying the importance of similar trifles. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains No one connected with the theater had seen her since that time, but everything had gone smoothly; they had had no reason to fear such a contretemps as her nonappearance. Under the Andes We can well imagine the consternation of the baron at this contretemps. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) Extremely annoyed by this contretemps, he took umbrage at an offensive remark made by M. de R——, and it was rumored that these gentlemen would cross swords at daybreak this morning. The Count's Millions Why, there were fifty years of life in this fine, nimble body but for any contretemps like that of the deplorable present! The Certain Hour He didn't come near us until this afternoon, and he hasn't by the blink of an eyelash referred to our unfortunate contretemps. Dear Enemy This contretemps arose wholly from the guides not having been understood at the Barwan as to the real distance, and this we had calculated too surely upon. Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia He faced her with a hang-dog air, feeling that now indeed had his case been made hopeless by this contretemps. The Bronze Bell The Secretary did not lose his gravity, but very heartily apologized for what he called the "little contretemps." Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 16, July 16, 1870 Now—all owing to that cursed and unfortunate contretemps with Parrawhite, that seemed utterly impossible—all he could do now was to save himself—and to take as much as he could get. The Talleyrand Maxim I yearned to tell him of the contretemps about the hieroglyphic letter, but something stopped the confession on the end of my tongue, though perhaps in the circumstances, I owed it to Mrs. East. It Happened in Egypt Only my digestion is not what it should be and these little contretemps in the middle of luncheon are disturbing. An Amiable Charlatan Yet always in such contretemps it is expedient to brazen out the matter, and to present as stately an appearance, we will say, as one's welts permit. The Cords of Vanity A Comedy of Shirking |
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