6 sentences with 'penchant'
Example sentences and phrases with the word penchant and other words derived from it.
• « The Tasmanian devil's cunning and penchant for weak lambs has made it unpopular with some farmers, but not with zoologists, who stress the extraordinary value of its role in eliminating carrion from the countryside, and with it the spread of disease-carrying pests. »
• « In Suetonius' biography it is said that on Capri, Tiberius indulged his penchant for bloodshed and sexual abuse, which is highly questionable; what is not questionable is that Tiberius became bitter and suspicious, ordering the murders of several aspirants to his throne in Rome, and at times ignoring the affairs of state. »
• « Another aspect of the identification of the popoli grossi (wealthy Italian people) was that, despite their penchant for feuds, they needed a peaceful political environment on a large scale for their commercial interests to flourish. Thus, they were often hesitant to embark on a full-scale war in Italy itself. »
• « However, when the economic boom ended, immigrants were quickly castigated for their supposed laziness, their penchant for crime and their inability to assimilate - in a word, they were the scapegoats for everything that went wrong with the economy and social issues in the post-boom era. »
• « Master Colberg's seashell finds felt as if they had been carved by a sculptor with a penchant for intricate detail. »
• « It seems that the tough character had a penchant for drinking and more than one had warned him that alcohol was going to lose him. »