partial to
Example Sentences
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I'm more partial to Per Sempre Sì, a throwback disco song from veteran Italian star Sal Da Vinci.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
We’re partial to the most affordable massage option at Wi Spa, however: the plush, blue-lighted massage chairs scattered throughout the spa.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Newman was charmed; others, partial to the “fancy tricks with the paint” of Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, were not.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
An apparent similarity between two unrelated events, a parchment-paper test, makes us partial to seemingly endless, overconfident prophesies of disaster.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 20, 2025
“Bet that shelter is filled with news people. I’m kind of partial to bad coffee and day-old donuts.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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