Sentence examples for penchant that from inspiring English sources

It is a well-known penchant that goes back to his days with Cagliari.

Anna's favorite form of entertainment was to arrange and re-arrange marriages, and it was this penchant that gave rise to the House of Ice.

He consistently elected for the element of surprise over efficiency and effectiveness, a penchant that was exemplified by a half-volley that he hit between his legs during the first set tiebreak (Monfils lost the point).

Mr. Biss favored fleetness over power, often letting tempos nudge ahead, with fingers barely depressing the keys, a penchant that worked particularly well in the lighter works but also resulted in an occasional missed note or smudge in passagework.

In the late 1980's, Mr. Petrou had a kidney stone attack on a trip to London, and has since made sure that he is amply prepared for any occasion, a penchant that has earned him the nickname Boots the Chemist after the British pharmacy chain.

It's a penchant that once led to erroneous speculation that France wanted to own a pro football team.

First, there is the obvious: the attack against names like Watermelondria--it is clearly a dig at the stereotype of blacks and the penchant for that juicy gourd.

So how do you explain his penchant for comments that are, well, a bit out there?

Yet they also have a penchant for sports that promote superstars and breed controversy, both on and off the field.

The shows had a penchant for puns that delighted adults; one episode was titled "The Guns of Abaloney".

Given Piaf's own penchant for melodrama, that's an awful lot of extra bathos to bathe in.