be partial to
Example Sentences
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He's a Montana man who longs for his ranch, so it follows that he'd be partial to home-cooked meals prepared with natural-as-possible ingredients.
From Salon • Aug. 18, 2023
And then there’s your special concern for your own projects, such as travel, because human beings are partial to — and entitled to be partial to — themselves.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2021
“I think he has, and I say that but I’m always going to be partial to our guys,” he said.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2021
I understand the "NY" was the O.G. and they went back to it in 2000, but I'll always be partial to the script.
From Golf Digest • Mar. 23, 2020
It is in the habit of perching higher than the Yellow Hammer, and is said to be partial to elm-trees.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.