How to Use penchant in a Sentence

penchant

noun
  • What Nikou shares with Duprat and Cohn is a penchant for the deadpan.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 17 June 2022
  • At the heart of the band’s work is its penchant for storytelling.
    — Ilana Kaplan, SPIN, 29 July 2022
  • And it’s got a penchant for extremes such as the climate cult.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Roberts has shown a penchant for this kind of thinking; the others, less so.
    — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2021
  • Trinket had a penchant for the surreal and the bizarre, and wore more than one McQueen piece in the films.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Its penchant for trying to take the lives of those who are trying to bring life into the world.
    — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2021
  • One constant: the locals’ penchant for a crazy-fun night out.
    — Brigid Mander / Photographs By Anita Pouchard Serra For The Wall Street Journal , WSJ, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The press was also well aware of Ford’s penchant for swimming.
    — Michael Bartiromo, The Hill, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The squad clearly has a penchant for the Crown, with some 24 Rolex models in the collection.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
  • Julia Roberts, who’s just a nice girl in a small town with a penchant for weddings.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Gee, who is seventy-nine, has a wry smile and a penchant for bow ties.
    — Oliver Whang, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2023
  • But it’s Smith’s penchant for grand plans and big ideas that Miller believes will push the team forward.
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 May 2022
  • Lock just has a penchant for turnovers, even when the Broncos appear to be in control.
    — Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
  • But for all the talk of South Carolina’s penchant for dirty tricks, the state also values the glad hand.
    — Sharon Lafraniere, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Known as a prankster with a penchant for great quotes, Burdette would have been a fan favorite in any era.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2022
  • But the Saudi crown prince’s penchant for moonshots isn’t just a matter of words.
    — Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2023
  • The guy’s a good-looking, young director that has a penchant for younger girls.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2022
  • Mescal even became a style icon, of sorts, for his penchant for wearing short shorts.
    — Louis Staples, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 May 2022
  • Wright’s penchant for elaborate, over-the-top set pieces helps, too.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2022
  • He was also gifted with a wicked sense of humor and a penchant for puns.
    — Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The dessert menu will cater to folks with a penchant for sweets, including chocoholics.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 31 Mar. 2022
  • While dealing with grief, Fleabag muddles through life and love with a unique wit and a penchant for breaking the fourth wall.
    — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 July 2023
  • But the fate of the bill, and Biden's own penchant to change his mind, have not been the only wrenches in the summer vacation plans.
    — Jonathan Lemire and Aamer Madhani, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2021
  • But the fate of the bill, and Biden’s own penchant to change his mind, have not been the only wrenches in the summer vacation plans.
    — DÁnica Coto, ajc, 11 Aug. 2021
  • There will also be those denizens of the deep known for their penchant to skewer flesh or sever limbs.
    — Irv Erdoscolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2022
  • My girlfriend has a penchant for long stories, many times on the phone, which are trivial.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 29 Sep. 2022
  • But, for those of us with sensitive eyes and a penchant for a good cry, Glossier’s Lash Slick is the best mascara on the market.
    — Annie Goldsmith, Town & Country, 21 Aug. 2021
  • Your penchant to take risks is amplified as Mars fuses with the North Node.
    — USA TODAY, 19 May 2024
  • And to what end? More bark than bite? Trump’s penchant for retribution has kept business leaders from saying or doing anything that would hurt the bottom line.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
  • The documentary also includes snapshots of Stringfield’s life, such as dressing as a man to compete in motorcycle races and her many marriages (and penchant for younger men).
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 1 May 2025

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