prepossessed

Example Sentences

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It was not to be expected that Mildred would be prepossessed by Miss Trelawny in a first visit.

From Heriot's Choice A Tale by Carey, Rosa Nouchette

Did not their prepossessed imaginations make them see what did not exist?

From Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels by Holbach, Paul Henry Thiry Baron d'

I was prepossessed in her favor, less by her letter, than because she loved my mother.

From Jessamine A Novel by Harland, Marion

They seemed prepossessed in his favor, and were exceedingly kind, and even assiduous, in rendering him every needed assistance in his studies.

From Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou by Ballou, Maturin Murray

Also she was very evidently prepossessed in favor of the man who had saved her from the river.

From On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents by Taft, William Nelson