prepossessed

Example Sentences

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It was not to be expected that Mildred would be prepossessed by Miss Trelawny in a first visit.

From Heriot's Choice A Tale by Carey, Rosa Nouchette

How could I reproach Sinclair for submitting to the spell that governed him, when it was impossible for me—a stranger, and one certainly not prepossessed in her favor—to resist it?

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 by Various

As Finlay was prepossessed with the governor's plans, the governor set about putting them into execution.

From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Smith, William, Sir

Then she let drop that Delia was a recent convert, which at once prepossessed the inquirer in her favour, as she intended it should.

From The Red Derelict by Mitford, Bertram

There was a grace in her appearance, and a dignity in her manner, which prepossessed strangers in her favor whenever they happened to meet her; but this was rarely.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Harper, Various (magazine)