penchant
Example Sentences
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A Latin-quoting cat lover with a penchant for three-piece suits, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has been thrust to centre stage in the EU over his opposition to using Russian assets for Ukraine.
From Barron's
Many recall Husain as the barefoot, eccentric artist with flowing white hair and a penchant for controversies.
From BBC
Cassius Marcellus Clay might have been invented by a novelist with a penchant for the improbable.
Things will undoubtedly look a lot gloomier in markets if tech’s penchant for overspending becomes a definitive miscalculation.
Others noted flaws in his play, including a penchant for holding on to the ball too long and taking too many sacks.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
