Vexation
in example sentence
"That is to say, you refuse to serve me, monsieur," said the cardinal, with a tone of
vexation
, through which, however, might be seen a sort of esteem; "remain free, then, and guard your hatreds and your sympathies."
More example sentences with word vexation
'Do you mean you refuse...Why stop...?''Yes, if you don't love me.''Are you mad?' she exclaimed, flushing with vexation; but his face was so piteous that she suppressed her vexation, and throwing the dresses on a chair sat down closer to him.
With a mixture of
vexation
at the impossibility of evading his acquaintances anywhere and of desire to find something to distract the monotony of his life, Vronsky looked round again at the man, who had first moved away and then halted; and at the same moment the eyes of both brightened.
Levin blushed with shame and
vexation
at his wife for having placed herself and him in this awkward position; but Mary Nikolavna blushed still more.
This feeling was strengthened by the fact that he could not tell her the reason of his
vexation.
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