Daunted

Examples

• Somewhat daunted by this reception, Jo hesitated on the threshold, murmuring in much embarrassment. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Nothing daunted, however, he organized a magnificent exhibit for the Great International Exhibition held in Crystal Palace at Hyde Park, London, in 1851. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The men-at-arms were daunted, for no armour seemed proof against the shot of this tremendous archer. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• Betsy Horrocks, quite daunted, flung herself down on her knees, bursting into tears. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• On the following morning the regular trains commenced running, and they were crowded with passengers, nothing daunted by the fatal calamity on the opening day. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• He was thinking, 'I will not be daunted from doing as I choose by the thought of her. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• But I'm none daunted. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
• The Moffats were very fashionable, and simple Meg was rather daunted, at first, by the splendor of the house and the elegance of its occupants. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Even my mistress was daunted by what he said now. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• A heart that, once won, goes through fire and water for the winner, and never changes, and is never daunted. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The truth was, that the ill-success of my inquiries had in no sense daunted me. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• But the devilish look of him daunted me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.

Typist: Ora