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

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

The effect of it steals into his manner, and gait, and gives him an air of presenting himself, that is sure to prepossess in his favor.

From A Treatise on the Art of Dancing by Gallini, Giovanni-Andrea

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)