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

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

This was so contrived, that he might gain time to prepossess the Bishop for his purposes.

From The Autobiography of Madame Guyon by Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte

Moreover, not only did the facility of conquering the French prepossess him in favour of this journal; but also the circumstance that it—cost him nothing.

From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Carlyle, Thomas

"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.