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

But they decided to treat the question as one treats a scientific matter—with perseverance, with courage, and without parti pris of any kind.

From Mentally Defective Children by Binet, Alfred

But now, the Spring, her charm and his own firm parti pris working together, it seemed to him that he could never forget Betty, could never wish to forget her.

From The Incomplete Amorist by Nesbit, E. (Edith)

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