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, except these prepossessions, they have no parti pris.

From Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets by Reid, George

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 Kipling, Rudyard

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