The evidence obtained in their disfavor was presumptive only; it proved, indeed, something as to their general tendencies; but it was not sufficient for their just condemnation.
Marlborough fell into disfavor at home, Marshal Villars gained the victory of Denain, and the whole face of Europe was changed.
He was upheld by the great Sultan of Egypt to whom he owed suzerainty and, if in disfavor of the Holy Father for this allegiance, Venice had always permitted Rome to question her own supremacy and was not disconcerted thereby.
He felt like a great man must who is threatened with the disfavor of his superiors, and who hopes to propitiate them with gifts.
Once when he had fallen into disgrace with Hadrian, the Athenians had thrown down his statue, and the favor or disfavor of the powerful weighed with him more than intellectual greatness, valuable labors, and true merit.
My son, I shall hold you in utter disfavor unto the day of my death if you, without just cause, declare war upon womankind.
This pamphlet was well received by the common people, he tells us, but met with the disfavor of the rich, because it swelled the clamor for more money.
This had always been regarded with disfavor by the Church.
He fell into complete disfavor and shortly left Spain for Rome, where he placed the imperial arms over his door.
But the result was received with so much disfavor and indignation in Constantinople, that the effort to bring the sundered churches together came to naught.
The emperor's assuming to regulate the affairs of religion was regarded with disfavor at Rome.
Unfortunately the jack tars of America were not so anxious to compliment France, and looked with much disfavor upon the prospect of serving under a Frenchman.
It is needless to add that the miserable man, thus put upon his gallantry, was obliged in honor to provide Del with the wintergreen lozenges that kept him in disfavorand at a distance.
He noticed also that these plain surroundings seemed only to enhance her own superiority, and that the woman treated her with a deference in odd contrast to the ill-concealed disfavor with which she regarded him.
I have ascertained, by extended inquiry among gentlewomen, that, with true feminine instinct, they either entirely distrust or else look with downrightdisfavor on so wild an innovation and interference with the best traditions of their sex.
Here no one is willing to run the risk of disfavor and displeasure, loss and danger for the truth's sake; and so God's Commandment must perish.
But when something happens to a poor and insignificant man, there the deceitful eye does not find much profit, but cannot help seeing the disfavor of the powerful; therefore he lets the poor man remain unhelped.
Of course, I always observed these precautions, since any neglect of them, if known, would have not only made me unwelcome to the brigands, but also gotten me into disfavor with the whole countryside.
Among the rest there was once a French lady, who languished, during her stay, under the disfavorof the police, and for whose sake there was a sentinel with a fixed bayonet stationed day and night at the palace gate.
A new king who "knew not Joseph" looked with disfavor upon these foreign people waxing strong within his borders.
Artists of this school seem to have been in disfavor in ancient Egypt.
In London the process of refunding was regarded with disfavorand in some cases by denunciation.
The resumption act was generally received with disfavor by those who wished the immediate resumption of specie payments.
The Quaker was looked upon with disfavorand persecution was his lot.
Berkeley was a firm believer in the divine right of kings, and looked with disfavor upon any interference from the people.
As a result he was for some years in disfavor with the high officials surrounding the Emperor--a disfavor that no doubt cost him vast sums; but he always asserted that he was glad he had insisted on his right.
Cap'n Sproul, running eye of great disfavor over Mr. Gammon and his faithful attendant.
It was in great part the disfavor with which she was regarded which raised rebels against Erik's authority in various parts of the country and brought popular support to his brothers in their endeavor to cast off his yoke.
The Secessionists were not in equal disfavor at the South, yet they were still very much in the minority, even in the Gulf States.
The writings of the Mohammedan astronomers and philosophers had given currency to that doctrine throughout Western Europe, but, as might be expected, it was received with disfavor by theologians.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "disfavor" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
