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
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
Bute, however, approached the subject in his usual attitude of complete intellectual detachment, with no trace of parti pris.
From John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir by Blair, David Hunter
The Countess's parti pris, that the experience of the old twins was nothing to make such a fuss over, showed itself plainly in this.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend
