parti pris

Example Sentences

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But Ozick, however fierce her identification as a Jew, is admirable in her freedom from identitarian parti pris.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2016

France Francis Ponge Le parti pris des choses map Beth Archer Brombert Francis Ponge writes poetry about everyday objects such as oranges and cigarettes.

From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2011

But they decided to treat the question as one treats a scientific matter—with perseverance, with courage, and without parti pris of any kind.

From Mentally Defective Children by Binet, Alfred

But that, I admit," I added, "strikes one always as a sort of parti pris with her.

From The Sacred Fount by James, Henry

Our chiefs—yours and mine—want you to go where you are going without any kind of parti pris.

From Mr. Standfast by Buchan, John