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
I had never encountered such a violent parti pris of seclusion; it was more than keeping quiet—it was like hunted creatures feigning death.
From The Aspern Papers by James, Henry
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
Has he any parti pris, for or against?
From Cyropaedia: the education of Cyrus by Dakyns, Henry Graham
