prepossess

Example Sentences

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His aim is to explore the Antarctic coast south of Australia and prepossess it for his dominion.

From Time Magazine Archive

This was so contrived, that he might gain time to prepossess the Bishop for his purposes.

From The Autobiography of Madame Guyon by Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte

"Miss Woodley is severe upon me, Madam," continued he, "she judges me unkindly; and I am afraid she will prepossess you with the same unfavourable sentiments."

From A Simple Story by Strachey, G. L.

In fact, my appearance was by no means calculated to prepossess people in my favour. 

From The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry

Even Irving, that most dispassionate of historians, has called the action of the court-martial just mentioned an "extraordinary measure to prepossess the public mind against him."

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)