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

She presented me, with great formality, to a youth, whose appearance did not greatly prepossess me in favour of his judgement.

From Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden

From that time Herbert came to our house daily and knew how to prepossess my sick father so well, that father finally felt a desire for the union himself.

From The Sign of Flame by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)

I am not going to prepossess you against even our village scold, by telling her name.

From Deerbrook by Martineau, Harriet

"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.