Sentence examples for notable penchant for from inspiring English sources

For upon discovering that he could be attractive to women he made the most of the opportunities bohemian and literary fame afforded until in a goatish, impotent old age, he became, as Frazier euphemistically has it, a "tactilist," with a notable penchant for bottom-pinching.

William Wyler's engrossing, head-spinning drama features Barrymore in a knockout role as a hotshot attorney with a formidable track record, a notable penchant for hard-luck cases, and a fawning softness for his well-to-do wife, whose affection does not seem nearly so unconditional.

Less enjoyable were Manuela Vargas's "Manuela," a muddy solo chiefly notable for her penchant for overemoting, and Mr. Reyes's alegrías duet with Ms. Barrio, which strained for an air of tortured romance.

Just as notable as its penchant for 16th-century (Wolf Hall), 19th-century (The Quickening Maze) and austerity Britain (The Little Stranger) is its neglect of a new novel of real distinction.

Some respondents noted their penchant for workaholism.

Gerald Fishbein noted Freud's penchant for shopping.

The finance minister, Jan Pociatek, is a notable lightweight, best-known as a restaurateur with a penchant for flashy motorcycles.

The rule is mostly adhered to, with the notable exception of "Lik Mi", a female designer with a penchant for slapping up stickers of copulating dogs and Kama Sutra couples.

A penchant for sadomasochism.

Curiously, a penchant for overalls.

"He has a penchant for lifting clubs.