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  • noun Plural form of indiscretion.

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Examples

  • Elderly people and those in authority cannot always be relied upon to take enlightened and comprehending views of what they call the indiscretions of youth.

    MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003

  • Elderly people and those in authority cannot always be relied upon to take enlightened and comprehending views of what they call the indiscretions of youth.

    MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003

  • Elderly people and those in authority cannot always be relied upon to take enlightened and comprehending views of what they call the indiscretions of youth.

    MY EARLY LIFE WINSTON CHURCHILL 2003

  • I find it strange that the Democrat party who will not kick Barney Frank or any other member under the bus for sexual indiscretions is willing to do so to Massa.

    Massa to resign Monday. | RedState 2010

  • I suppose the worst sin in a diplomat is vanity-the kind of vanity that makes a man exaggerate his role, distort his account of events in order to give himself enhanced credit and which leads to indiscretions from the desire to show off inside knowledge or information.

    The Canadian Foreign Service as a Career 1964

  • My grandfather, the side of the family this geneology was passed down through, called our NA ancestors "indiscretions" - "breeding" mistakes made by our Euro ancestors.

    Fate of Lakotahs Highlights America's Failed Native American Policies 2008

  • It wasn't just golfers who were shocked by Woods '"indiscretions" - everyone from corporate sponsors to the people who buy celebrity weeklies were too.

    msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2009

  • However, the notion that simply talking to someone or having a professional working relationship with someone makes you guilty of the person’s indiscretions is absurd guilt by association.

    Cabinet Confirmation Hearings Start Next Week - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • I will not recall indiscretions to memory, for they are frequent in the diplomatic history of all nations and at all times ( 'Quite right,' on the Right).

    William of Germany Stanley Shaw

  • I will not recall indiscretions to memory, for they are frequent in the diplomatic history of all nations and at all times ( 'Quite right,' on the Right).

    William of Germany Shaw, Stanley 1913

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