In a sentence
Six example sentences with partisan, each labelled with its topic.
The committee split along partisan lines, and not one amendment attracted a single vote from the other benches.
Politics
Reviewers accused the documentary of being partisan, since it interviews eleven campaigners and nobody who disagrees with them.
Movies
Nineteenth century newspapers were openly partisan, printing election results beside editorials that told readers exactly whom to blame.
History
The partisan crowd booed every call against the home team, including the ones that replay showed were correct.
Basketball
A partisan economist will read the same jobs report as either proof of a boom or a warning of recession.
Economics
The review was openly partisan, praising the novel because the critic and the author had shared a mentor.
Literature
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- PowerScore GRE Repeat Offenders (699)Recognized
- SparkNotes 1000 SAT WordsRecognized
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