parti pris

Example Sentences

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But Ozick, however fierce her identification as a Jew, is admirable in her freedom from identitarian parti pris.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2016

France Francis Ponge Le parti pris des choses map Beth Archer Brombert Francis Ponge writes poetry about everyday objects such as oranges and cigarettes.

From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2011

When he no longer joined us as we sat or walked together, I perceived that his hostility was fixed and his parti pris.

From The Pool in the Desert by Duncan, Sara Jeannette

Talking to the workers themselves, before the sittings have yet begun, has a certain air of parti pris.

From King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties by Housman, Laurence

Kami says, when he puts his head on one side,—so,—"Il y a du sentiment, mais il n'y a pas de parti pris."

From The Light That Failed by Kipling, Rudyard