And often had we such a Friend in these our far-off wanderings over moors and mountains, by the edge of lochs, and through the umbrage of the old pine-woods.
Laurens to a command in their little army gave great umbrage to the officers generally who immediately tendered their resignation to the General.
This gave great umbrage to the adherents of the crown and they determined to expel him from his seat on the ground of his non-residence in the district he represented.
Delighting in like pursuits, they were dear and trusted friends after the manner of male friendship, and none but a base nature could take umbrage at such an alliance.
It may not be uninstructive to note the occurrence of the word romantic at several points in the poem: "glimmering shades and sympathetic glooms, Where the dim umbrage o'er the falling stream Romantic hangs.
Some of the most learned took umbrage at his ardent sentiments and bitter complaint at the impiety of his times.
The mathematical professor at Halle was not long in exposing his views; and on more than one occasion gave umbrage to his Pietistic associates.
On one occasion paragraphs had appeared in the papers about the Corps which probably gave some umbrage to the authorities.
Plainly, because there had been some late infringements of it, which gave umbrage to the commons.
The important choice belonged, it appears, to the people themselves, who for some cause or other had takenumbrage at the ultra-Zealots.
The Temple authorities took umbrage at this, and complained that Agrippa encroached upon their privileges; and in order to hide the Temple from his view they had a high wall built on its western side.
The plump gentlewoman took umbrage at this last expression, which she considered as a double reproach, and repeated the words, "Children of vanity!
Joshua's curiosity being whetted by this information, he could not help eyeing the Spaniard at table with such a particular stare, that Don Diego perceived his attention, and took umbrage at the freedom of his regard.
Count de Melvil's whole fortune is at your command; and had not he been afraid of giving umbrageto the peculiar delicacy of your sentiments, he would have pressed you to use it for your convenience.
And albeit it's for mere fun, you have to make every possible provision; for while consulting your own interests, you must guard against givingumbrage to people.
It profits me not, and many take umbrage at it; wherefore it is wise to forbear.
By and by there would be many to take umbrageat every whisper in his favour, whether from crowned heads or from the simplest in the social scale.
I know that he has taken umbrageat it; that is enough.
The Dauphin took no umbrage at either acclamations or marks of homage of which the Dauphiness was the object.
There was in his career no radical change to divert or throw an umbrage over the fame he had won as a scientist of the very first rank.
Hard times, produced by failure of crops and fisheries, and by maritime losses during the war between England and France, threw added umbrage over the reign of Gustavus IV.
It had been intended to receive the Prince at Windsor, but when his visit assumed a strong political character, which gave great umbrage to the French Court, this design was abandoned, and he was not presented to the Queen.
I told him that I knew Peel, so far from taking umbrage at the continuance of his social relations with her, was desirous that they should not be broken off.
They said an unnecessary umbrage was given to Spain, with which the nation had great commercial connexions; and that on pretence of an invasion, a body of foreign troops might be introduced to enslave the kingdom.
The king took umbrage at these restraints laid upon the application of the public money, which were the most salutary fruits of the revolution.
This was a step which could not be taken without giving umbrage to the Dutch and other allies.
The King takes Umbrage at the Proceedings of the Whig-party.
The conduct of this man, in the course of his stewardship, gave umbrage to lord Ferrers, whose disposition was equally jealous and vindictive.
The act of succession gave umbrage to all the popish princes, who were more nearly related to the crown than this lady, whom the parliament had preferred to all others.
The Irish parliament took umbrage at the superiority claimed by England, and threw out the measure as an insult, though, even as it stood, it was undeniably in favour of Ireland.
The prince of Wales, it is clear, gave much umbrage to his father by his eagerness to direct the policy of the crown ere yet it had fallen to him by inheritance.
She might have misinterpreted the meaning of some paragraph or taken umbrage at an unguarded expression in one of Peregrine's letters.
Pallet protested, with great vehemence, that he was innocent as the child unborn of an intention to give umbrage to any person whatever, except the Israelite and his doxy, who he knew had incurred his displeasure.
They, perceived their mutual umbrage at meeting, and received each other with that civility of reserve which commonly happens between two persons whose friendship is in the wane.
Godfrey was not only amazed, but chagrined at the knowledge of this anecdote; which gave umbrage to his pride, while it stimulated his desire of doing something in return for the obligation.
He made it a maxim to concern himself little in English affairs, and never by any measure to disgust any of the factions, or give umbrage to the prince who filled the throne.
Though the fear of giving umbrage to his confederate had engaged Charles to treat the Dutch ambassadors with such rigor, he was not altogether without uneasiness on account of the rapid and unexpected progress of the French arms.
This gave umbrage to the majors in command of regiments, who presented a request that they should be allowed the higher rank and pay of lieutenant-colonel; and when this was refused they sent in their resignations, which were accepted.
There, at least, he would be removed from the intrigues of the capital, and at liberty to speak his own thoughts without giving umbrage to one person and receiving worldly counsel from another.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "umbrage" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
