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

Aunt Constance's parti pris in life was a benevolent interest in the affairs of everybody else.

From When Ghost Meets Ghost by De Morgan, William Frend

One cannot love the parti pris of these works, but one cannot deny M. Denis a great charm of naivete, an intense feeling for decorative arrangements and colouring of a certain originality.

From The French Impressionists (1860-1900) by Mauclair, Camille

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