prigs

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

One Massachusetts judge, hearing a suit protesting pris on conditions, took state authorities on a tour of the prison and asked: "You're sure you really want to defend this case?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Kenedy, W. H. H.; July 5, '61; trans. 190th; pris.

From In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House by McBride, R. E.

But they decided to treat the question as one treats a scientific matter—with perseverance, with courage, and without parti pris of any kind.

From Mentally Defective Children by Binet, Alfred