Ruffled

Examples

• The letter, then, is from a certain foreign potentate who has been ruffled by some recent Colonial developments of this country. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• An exhausted composure, a worn-out placidity, an equanimity of fatigue not to be ruffled by interest or satisfaction, are the trophies of her victory. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• In this sign I read a ruffled mood. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Don't be ruffled by your occupation. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Madame's brow had not been ruffled during the scene--her lips had not dropped one sharply-accented word. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• He had the special peculiarity of some birds of prey, that when he knitted his brow, his ruffled crest stood highest. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• She said it so finally, and in such an undiscussible way, that Mr. Pumblechook, though in a condition of ruffled dignity, could not protest. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• Feeling very much ruffled, she went and stood at a quiet window to cool her cheeks, for the tight dress gave her an uncomfortably brilliant color. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• He had no particular design or plan before him: no energetic wickedness ruffled his lassitude. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• He was a hook-nosed man, and with that and his bright eyes and his ruffled head, bore a certain likeness to a roused bird of prey. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• After the heats of the day, the cooling land-breeze ruffled the river, and filled our little sail. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• The figure at the red fire turned, raised its ruffled head, and looked like a bird of prey. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Something has this day ruffled me beyond my stock of patience. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• The fog of sultriness still hung over the city, but ahead lay a fresh world of ruffled waters, and distant promontories with light-houses in the sun. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• I have heard more nonsense to-night than I ever heard before in my life, said Maurice, still ruffled. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Jo was through the last wicket and had missed the stroke, which failure ruffled her a good deal. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Then why are you so ruffled? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• May I ask, sir,' said Mrs. Sparsit, 'have you been ruffled this morning? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• Well, I won't, said Mrs. Vincy, roused by this appeal and adjusting herself with a little shake as of a bird which lays down its ruffled plumage. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• His look and silence, as well as a certain inward self-disapproval, ruffled Amy, and made her resolve to deliver her lecture without delay. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• You are ruffled by the want of another cigar. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Margaret tried to rise, and drew her ruffled, luxuriant hair instinctly over the cut. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• For an hour he droned away upon his violin, endeavouring to soothe his own ruffled spirits. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• His short, keen hair was ruffled. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .

Edited by Faye