prepossess

Example Sentences

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His aim is to explore the Antarctic coast south of Australia and prepossess it for his dominion.

From Time Magazine Archive

This was a measure which I could not but approve, and endeavoured by some small presents to prepossess our couriers in our favour.

From Voyages from Montreal Through the Continent of North America to the Frozen and Pacific Oceans in 1789 and 1793 Vol. II by Mackenzie, Alexander

The moderator's mode of introduction had not been one to reassure a timid man, nor to prepossess an audience favorably toward a speaker.

From Crestlands A Centennial Story of Cane Ridge by Bayne, Mary Addams

"Miss Woodley is severe upon me, Madam," continued he, "she judges me unkindly; and I am afraid she will prepossess you with the same unfavourable sentiments."

From A Simple Story by Strachey, G. L.

In fact, my appearance was by no means calculated to prepossess people in my favour.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir