penchant

Example Sentences

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Musk, who has acknowledged his penchant for optimism, doesn’t hit milestones on time.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Others speculated that, due to Fennell’s penchant for audience provocation, the quotation marks were an Easter egg indicating that her take on Brontë’s novel would be far from your great-great-grandmother’s “Wuthering Heights.”

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

Part of what has boosted the industry is younger generations’ penchant for “fragrance wardrobes,” with a scent to suit every mood, rather than the one or two signature perfumes favored by older generations.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

Luckey, a gamer known for his penchant for Hawaiian shirts, co-founded the virtual reality company Oculus, which was purchased by Facebook in 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

So far, the only blemish on Parker’s record while serving the president is a penchant for tardiness, as Crook knows all too well.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly