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
The Countess's parti pris, that the experience of the old twins was nothing to make such a fuss over, showed itself plainly in this.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
But that, I admit," I added, "strikes one always as a sort of parti pris with her.
From The Sacred Fount by Henry James
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
