How the irony of that little contretemps delighted me!
"I got into a little contretemps with a couple of Yankees."
And why should this little contretemps upset either of them?
To which with this shabby little public contretemps he has of course just added a few shabs.
"This is some little contretemps you two brought us, I must say."
These were little contretemps that could hardly disturb the dignity of so great a man.
They haven't kicked all the Bloggies out after that little contretemps at the warehouse district?
I'm so sorry about that little contretemps last time.
It has nothing to do with our little contretemps here on Aurora-Fastolfe's and mine.
Never once mentioned he and Mary had a little contretemps back then, did he?