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 it is certain that he did not write with their settled parti pris of making history a vehicle of controversy.

From Gibbon by Morison, James Cotter

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