Sentence examples for penchant as from inspiring English sources

On one hand, scientists and judicial experts say, knowing that someone has committed a brutal crime as a youngster says little about his penchant as an adult.

One of the most surprising features of his Presidency has been its stubborn repudiation of drama — surprising because of his penchant, as a campaigner, for highly charged set-piece addresses, not least in Des Moines, Philadelphia, and Denver.

Their two remix records (the second of which, "DISCO2," is out this week on Lovepump United Records) testify to this penchant, as does the inclusion of the dazzling British dance producer Derwin, a.k.a.a

Yet it would be wrong to attribute this surge in public protest merely to a Gallic penchant, as the prime minister, Manuel Valls, put it, for "revolution, radicalism and confrontation".

Growing up in the segregated South during the Great Depression of the 1930s, Brown was so impoverished that he was sent home from grade school for "insufficient clothes," an experience that he never forgot and that perhaps explains his penchant as an adult for wearing ermine coats, velour jumpsuits, elaborate capes, and conspicuous gold jewelry.

Precious (and disappointingly!) few other annotations in Darwin's hand can be found in the pages of this book in great contrast to Darwin's penchant as he grew older to make voluminous notes and commentary in most of the books he read including later editions of Lyell's Principles.

Mr. Jindal took that penchant on as well, effectively aiming a blow at the Capitol's de facto sister institution, Ruth's Chris Steak House, where business is transacted nightly, courtesy of lobbyists ("sponsors," in legislators' parlance).

He recalled that Democrats had spoken out against Mrs. Whitman's penchant for borrowing as early as 1995.

Careful readers of the opening pages, for example, will notice Arvid and Lydia's independence and penchant for deception as much as their passion.

Pedigree aside, coaches say that Bryant, who has been nicknamed Game Day because of his penchant for practicing as hard as he plays, may have already won a spot on the roster.

Being a public company requires a decisiveness that hasn't always been evident due to Twitter's penchant for experimentation — as well as its sometimes confusing decisions regarding which products to roll out.