DISOBLIGE in a Sentence

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 Meanings and Examples of DISOBLIGE
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disoblige
 v.  ignore someone's wishes
 v.  to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
Classic Sentence:
1  But Miss Frances married, in the common phrase, to disoblige her family, and by fixing on a lieutenant of marines, without education, fortune, or connexions, did it very thoroughly.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
2  A phrase which has a disobliging air for you, but which was lugubrious only for me.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER II—BLONDEAU'S FUNERAL ORATION BY BOSSUET
3  D'Artagnan perceived that it would be disobliging Athos not to leave him alone; and in a few minutes Cahusac fell, with a sword thrust through his throat.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 5 THE KING'S MUSKETEERS AND THE CARDINAL'S GUARDS
4  D'Artagnan knew it was considered disobliging by an Englishman to refuse to pledge him.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 31 ENGLISH AND FRENCH
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