Disengaged

Examples

• Wit, and a certain easy and disengaged behaviour, are qualities immediately agreeable to others, and command their love and esteem. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• Who always received her on his disengaged arm, and detained her, while the patient cherub stood waiting to be finished. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• There should have been a disengaged gentleman present. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Her wish of shewing you attention could not be doubted, and his being a disengaged and social man makes it all easy. Jane Austen. Emma.
• Mrs. Gilbert does not mean to dance, but there is a young lady disengaged whom I should be very glad to see dancingMiss Smith. Jane Austen. Emma.
• They were all disengaged and all happy. Jane Austen. Emma.
• She would have thrown her arms about my neck and smothered me with caresses, had I not gently but firmly disengaged myself. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• What right had he to come among us with affection and faith engaged, and with manners so _very_ disengaged? Jane Austen. Emma.
• She disengaged herself, softly, and rose up a little to look at him. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• Will it be long before Mr. Fogg is disengaged, Sir? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The jailer took the disengaged hand of Oliver; and, whispering him not to be alarmed, looked on without speaking. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Sir Leicester has magnificently disengaged himself from the subject and retired into the sanctuary of his blue coat. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Mrs. Weston was disengaged and Emma began againMr. Frank Churchill writes one of the best gentleman's hands I ever saw. Jane Austen. Emma.
• The old man clasped the skirt of his long coat with his disengaged hand, and directed a wistful look at Fledgeby. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Then taking the disengaged arm of Mr. Darcy, she left Elizabeth to walk by herself. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
• From Monday next to Saturday, I assure you we have not a disengaged day! Jane Austen. Emma.
• She disengaged herself with a faint smile, and he said: You didn't expect me today? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• His worship will be disengaged in half a minute. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• He disengaged himself from the old woman's grasp; and, drawing Oliver after him, hurried away. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• An engaged woman is always more agreeable than a disengaged. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• I wonder whether Fogg's disengaged now? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The truth and certainty of numbers, when thus disengaged from phenomena, gave them a kind of sacredness in the eyes of an ancient philosopher. Plato. The Republic.
• I am always disengaged after four or five o'clock, and I have time early in the morning. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• Joe scooped his eyes with his disengaged wrist, as if he were bent on gouging himself, but said not another word. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• She disengaged herself firmly. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• The sun was high in the sky, when she gently disengaged herself to give him the stimulants and nourishment he required. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Mrs. Pryor gently disengaged the braid, drawing out a tiny locket--a slight thing it was, such as it suited her small purse to purchase. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Mr. Kenge was disengaged, and we found him at his table in his dusty room with the inexpressive-looking books and the piles of papers. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.

Typist: Loretta