prepossession

Example Sentences

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They were soon quite at home on the subject of education, and Dr. Halford added no little to the prepossession he had created by listening to her anxieties respecting Freddy's health with courteous interest.

From Englefield Grange or Mary Armstrong's Troubles by Paull, H. B.

Should you, therefore, behold another with the eye of prepossession, at least, regard Eliza as a sister, and give her a portion accordingly.

From The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. III A Novel in Three Volumes by Reeve, Sophia

And so, when facts come to light which do not chime in with his prepossession, he does his best either to discredit them or to set them down as immoral, heretical or contrary to policy.

From The Invisible Censor by Hackett, Francis

In attempting this the writer does so not from the standpoint of the theologian or the professional clergyman, but from that of a liberal thinker with mind unfettered by any prepossession.

From The Arena Volume 18, No. 93, August, 1897 by Various

I cannot take it upon myself to say—I cannot possibly answer—but I do not know of any prepossession in her case, and I am sure she can have no objection to listen to you.

From Pride and Predjudice, a play by Mackaye, Mary Keith Medbery