Sentences with contretemps
con·tre·temps
C c - He was briefly arrested in Rome after a contretemps with Italian police. [+ with]
- He caused a minor contretemps by knocking over his drink.
- The senator dismissed his disagreement with the President as a minor contretemps.
- Well, resolving that contretemps will certainly make the world a better place.
- The background to the contretemps was that Bartram, momentarily distracted during the phone interview.