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

But, except these prepossessions, they have no parti pris.

From Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets by Reid, George

But that, I admit," I added, "strikes one always as a sort of parti pris with her.

From The Sacred Fount by James, Henry