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Predilection

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Predilection meaning

A condition of favoring or liking; a tendency towards; proclivity; predisposition.

Example sentences (20)

And what does Solis see as the “craziest thing” about Hoesl and Niemann’s “pitch-black satire about a wealthy family with a predilection for human-hunting”?

Buoyed by this new fame, and the city’s newfound predilection for bread, Kimura-ya boomed.

Only Andre Dillard of the and Mekhi Becton of the New York Jets allowed more sacks (12 each), and those quarterback takedowns showed Ekwonu’s unfortunate predilection for getting owned by edge-rushers with all kinds of technical issues.

Suffice it to say, whether you're a Ford-loving motorcycle lover or one with a predilection towards GMC trucks, rest assured there's a Harley-Davidson branded beast out there made just for you.

Another trend is Kel-Tec’s predilection for making bullpups, most of their full size rifles and all of their shotguns are bullpups.

Carolina’s consistent predilection for offensive rebounding and 2-pointers also belie a sport-wide trend away from both those strategies.

Well, given their predilection for huddling together behind closed doors, I’ll plump for “cocoon.

Whether it's The People vs. Larry Flint, Natural Born Killers movies, to name a few, Harrelson has a history of playing outlandish personalities (some based on real people) with a predilection for getting into dangerous, even criminal activities.

Bators also had a predilection for car surfing, climbing atop moving vehicles, a sport that resulted in his death in Paris in 1990, as recounted in writer-director Danny Garcia's new documentary, Stiv: The Life and Times of a Dead Boy.

The explanation is simple: Elias, a wrestler whose best contribution to the show is his predilection for making up parody songs about the city he is standing in at any given moment, got injured.

This predilection sometimes makes you seem understated, even shy.

This predilection to alcohol, the court was told, had led Falconer to live rough on the streets of Waterford for a period, with Mr Delahunty noting the court’s familiarity with his client’s circumstances.

And there’s a chance Utley’s predilection for getting pummeled by pitches began during his time at Jackie Robinson Stadium.

Callie Khouri's screenplay is beautifully foolproofed against director Ridley Scott's predilection toward missing the point, and the performances by Sarandon and Davis are arguably the best either gave in their long, celebrated careers.

England has always had a predilection for hard-running midfielders; anything else seems like an indulgence.

His predilection for insulting elders is legendary and he definitely crossed the line with his infantile ‘death wish’ advert during the 2015 campaigns which even the PDP denounced.

However, when consolidated, they leave little room for disclaimers regarding a Southern predilection for wholesale exploitation of African man by European man (slavebreeding), “the hallmark of a capitalist society”.

I don’t subscribe to the vicious predilection to violence and conquer which have been attributed to Fulani herdsmen and I don’t support anything that vitiates the rights of others to live freely and unencumbered.

The Danes consistently outrank other nations when it comes to perceived levels of life satisfaction, in spite of high taxation, thanks to superb welfare and education systems and a predilection for candles and warm cinnamon buns.

Guinea-Bissau's transition back to democracy has been complicated by a crippled economy devastated by civil war and the military's predilection for governmental meddling.