The phrase "a penchant for using" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone's strong inclination or liking for a particular activity or behavior.
Example: "She has a penchant for using elaborate metaphors in her writing."
Alternatives: "a tendency to use" or "an affinity for using".
Our storytellers have a penchant for using found materials.
Shostakovich had a penchant for using recurring motifs in his scores, almost like dropped clues, especially the DSCH motif, drawn from letters in his name (which correspond in pitch to D, E flat, C, B).
Goldfinger boasts two of the most memorable villains in movie history, with Fröbe as the jovial but evil Goldfinger and Sakata as his mute manservant Oddjob, who has a penchant for using a lethal bowler hat to decapitate his targets.
The English chefs also had a penchant for using flower petals such as roses, violets, and elder flowers.
But the notoriously antiestablishment club which has a penchant for using lawsuits to get its way is determined to get revenge on the DEA for turning a routine raid into a Michael Bay movie.
Bynes, who has a penchant for using Twitter to do everything from declaring her love for a certain rapper to defending herself against the paparazzi and media, to attacking other celebrities, took to the social media website to announce her plans for the future on Monday morning.
Andersson has a particular penchant for using his king actively and creatively in the endgame.
At Dior, the designer Victoire de Castellane has a penchant for femininity, using flowers in a sculptured way and creating pieces with contrasting stones rich in color.
Baker has a well-known penchant for using 25-cent words.
The communist NPA has an even greater penchant for using children in its ranks.
The triumph of theory over practice needs, does it not, our admiration?" In making his point, Moses referred to Dacre's penchant for using a four-letter word when haranguing his staff in what have become known as "the vagina monologues".
