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
Kami says, when he puts his head on one side,—so,—"Il y a du sentiment, mais il n'y a pas de parti pris."
From The Light That Failed by Rudyard Kipling
Our chiefs—yours and mine—want you to go where you are going without any kind of parti pris.
From Mr. Standfast by John Buchan
I had never encountered such a violent parti pris of seclusion; it was more than keeping quiet—it was like hunted creatures feigning death.
From The Aspern Papers by Henry James
