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
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 David Hunter Blair
Talking to the workers themselves, before the sittings have yet begun, has a certain air of parti pris.
From King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties by Laurence Housman
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
