FOIBLE in a Sentence
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Example sentences for FOIBLE, such as:
1. Now that was tact, for two of the ruling foibles of the masculine mind were touched.
2. took this to be just a foible of the painter's, and it irritated him as it made him lose time.
3. His egocentric foibles didn't bother me much, though we were as different as daylight and dark.
2. took this to be just a foible of the painter's, and it irritated him as it made him lose time.
3. His egocentric foibles didn't bother me much, though we were as different as daylight and dark.
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Meanings and Examples of FOIBLE
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foible
n. a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
n. the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip
Classic Sentence:
1 But this is a harmless little foible in the English whale-hunters, which the Nantucketer does not take much to heart; probably, because he knows that he has a few foibles himself.
2 took this to be just a foible of the painter's, and it irritated him as it made him lose time.
3 Now that was tact, for two of the ruling foibles of the masculine mind were touched.
4 For, these are matters totally beneath a female who is acknowledged by universal admission to be far above the numerous little foibles and weaknesses of her sex.
5 "Give me time to collect my wits, Father," said he, with a smile that showed that his father's foibles did not prevent his son from loving and honoring him.
Example Sentence:
1 You should overlook the foible of Lee; no one is perfect.
2 His egocentric foibles didn't bother me much, though we were as different as daylight and dark.
3 The call lasted just 40 seconds, according to police, but is significant primarily for what followed, as a tawdry tale of personal foibles mushroomed into a massive scandal that could bring down a mayor.