Irritated by "disobliging" criticism of the kamikaze mission. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to 'Forbes': Woods first athlete with $1 billion in earnings] Reference
"It may seem 'disobliging' to you, but you know that is not my motive. From Wordnik.com. [Katherine's Sheaves] Reference
A man cannot bear to be called stingy or disobliging. From Wordnik.com. [Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before] Reference
I am sorry I have been the cause of his disobliging you. From Wordnik.com. [Pamela] Reference
I tell this to show how very disobliging they were to us. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Arabia] Reference
‘He is disobliging!’ said the Princess, and went away. From Wordnik.com. [The Yellow Fairy Book] Reference
I have been the unhappy occasion of their disobliging you. From Wordnik.com. [Pamela] Reference
I hope, to make her afraid of ever more disobliging me more! —. From Wordnik.com. [Clarissa Harlowe] Reference
One too lazy or disobliging cannot grow these many latent powers. From Wordnik.com. [Cupology How to Be Entertaining] Reference
It is very curious too, how exceedingly disobliging old people are. From Wordnik.com. [Lazy Thoughts of a Lazy Girl Sister of that "Idle Fellow."] Reference
Of course no one need tell a story if he prefers to be disobliging. From Wordnik.com. [The Idiot] Reference
You, I know, lay this to his fearfulness of disobliging or offending. From Wordnik.com. [Clarissa Harlowe] Reference
By endeavouring to gratify others, it is evermore disobliging itself!. From Wordnik.com. [Clarissa Harlowe] Reference
You need not be disobliging, since you can always make time by denying yourself. From Wordnik.com. [Stray Thoughts for Girls] Reference
A phrase which has a disobliging air for you, but which was lugubrious only for me. From Wordnik.com. [Les Miserables] Reference
The few inhabitants found in this part of the country are impolite, lazy and disobliging. From Wordnik.com. [Narrative of Richard Lee Mason in the Pioneer West, 1819] Reference
In the past, I have found myself having several disobliging remarks about our Prime Minister. From Wordnik.com. [on the topic of "old hat."] Reference
His dodgy performance at his press conference would give way to several disobliging page leads. From Wordnik.com. [The Passion of David Davis] Reference
Ladies? — — You see this Affair will soon be at an end, without my disobliging either of you. From Wordnik.com. [The Beggar's Opera] Reference
Although taciturn, he was not disobliging and answered their questions slowly but readily enough. From Wordnik.com. [The Murder Room]
It is comfortable to be of no consequence in a world where one cannot exercise any without disobliging somebody. From Wordnik.com. [The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886] Reference
Holt, and that he need not fear disobliging any gentlemen in the country, some of whom were very kind to this Elliot. From Wordnik.com. [Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences] Reference
There was a Committee on the Conduct of War that held hearings, complained about the war, issued disobliging reports. From Wordnik.com. [Horses Mouth February 22, 2007 4:57 PM] Reference
Here she took upon her to be his wife, and said that they were privately married for fear of disobliging his relations. From Wordnik.com. [Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences] Reference
But I was afraid of disobliging Mr. Harley or Mr.St. John in one critical point about it, and so would not do it myself. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal to Stella] Reference
There was a Committee on the Conduct of the War that held hearings, complained about the war, issued disobliging reports. From Wordnik.com. [Horses Mouth February 22, 2007 4:57 PM] Reference
It was with him a fixed principle never to disoblige a customer, and he saw that he was disobliging at least half a dozen. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885] Reference
Wild, the loss I have sustained, though the intrinsic value of the goods be very little, lies more in disobliging my customer. From Wordnik.com. [Lives of the Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences] Reference
I chose to be disobliging that time, and was sorry for it afterwards — sorry when I heard about the letter that really went!. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Plains] Reference
Their behaviour to him, when they could not help seeing him, was very cold and disobliging; but as yet not directly affrontive. From Wordnik.com. [Clarissa Harlowe] Reference
"The reason you speak of," replied Madam de Cleves, "is so little disobliging as to you, that I don't know how to tell it you.". From Wordnik.com. [The Princess of Cleves]
Indeed I know not the person, man or woman, I should be so much afraid of disobliging, or incurring a censure from, as from her. From Wordnik.com. [Clarissa Harlowe] Reference
I was a thousand times tempted by this opportunity to declare my passion, but the dread of disobliging her restrained my tongue. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Roderick Random] Reference
'I will talk to you about it another day, Nelly,' I said, trying to speak gently; 'don't think me disobliging if I leave you now. From Wordnik.com. [Dwell Deep or Hilda Thorn's Life Story] Reference
Person that Fortune forc'd to be ungrateful to so generous a Benefactrix, unpolish'd to so great a Queen, and worst of all disobliging to. From Wordnik.com. [Exilius] Reference
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