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
Surely all the usual associations of the word "religion" would have to be stripped away if such a systematic parti pris of irony were also to be denoted by the name.
From Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature by James, William
When he no longer joined us as we sat or walked together, I perceived that his hostility was fixed and his parti pris.
From The Pool in the Desert by Duncan, Sara Jeannette
Bute, however, approached the subject in his usual attitude of complete intellectual detachment, with no trace of parti pris.
From John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. A Memoir by Blair, David Hunter
