comfit

How To Use comfit In A Sentence

• Philip Roth, another kid from the Weequahic section of Newark where I grew up, was reviled for telling goyim about some of the values held in our 'hood that our clan thought best kept private, so it will come as no surprise, though it is no less discomfiting to recall, that in the four-family houses on the block where I was raised, the word shvartze was not used merely to name a color. Marty Kaplan: "But He's a Muslim!"
• Shakespeare to say: "Let the sky rain potatoes, hail kissing comfits, and snow eringoes. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
• In a few minutes the flagstaff was well washed, and the derveesh too, and put to flight in discomfiture. Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia
• 'As before the pike will fly' in which Coeur-de-Lion's discomfiture of the 'septemvirate of quacks' is hymned; and the finale is quite Attic. Gryll Grange
• The frank smile that told of his lordship's enjoyment of her discomfiture was the last straw. Out of the Primitive
• The devil, realising that he had been fooled, disappeared in an awe-inspiring cloud of smoke and sulphur fumes; but the bridge remained, and its name to this day recalls the discomfiture of his evil plans. Legend Land, Vol. 1 Being a collection of some of the Old Tales told in those Western Parts of Britain served by The Great Western Railway.
• So that there will be no confusion, comfit, when it comes to my wishes I will make you obey. Much Ado About Marriage
• Morgan with an expression of insolence such as might well warrant the belief that he held feud with all grangers and made their discomfiture, dislodgment, and extermination the chief business of his life. Trail's End
• Actions like these would threaten businesses and discomfit drivers.
• He will be particularly discomfited by the minister's dismissal of his plan.