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

From The Sacred Fount by James, Henry

Has he any parti pris, for or against?

From Cyropaedia: the education of Cyrus by Dakyns, Henry Graham

Bute, however, approached the subject in his usual attitude of complete intellectual detachment, with no trace of parti pris.

From John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir by Blair, David Hunter