be biased

Example Sentences

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People tend to be biased to think that their hard work has paid off in some way.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Lula was controversially jailed in 2018 on charges of corruption, but was released after the presiding judge was found to be biased.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

The country’s December macroeconomic data indicates growth remained skewed toward exports and industrial production, while retail sales and investment continued to be biased lower, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

In its current interpretation, the law has come to be biased against changes to private views, against temporary construction noise during daytime hours and against common urban species such as seagulls and robins.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

We suspected that we had not made this error, but our judgment conceivably might be biased by the biological advantages of complementary DNA molecules.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson