prejudicein a sentence
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The group works to eliminate racial prejudice.prejudice = unreasonable and unfair belief or feeling
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Seeing the defendant wear prison clothes may prejudice the jury against the defendant.prejudice = create an unfair belief in
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That's what let me know I had some prejudice buried inside me. (source)prejudice = unfair belief about members of a group
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Sure there was prejudice, horrible prejudice, but that's how things were then. (source)
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I have to prepare the appeals request and even a motion for a mistrial due to prejudice. (source)prejudice = unreasonable and unfair beliefs
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I wished to acquire the simplicity, native feelings, and virtues of savage life; to divest myself of the factitious habits, prejudices and imperfections of civilization; …. and to find, amidst the solitude and grandeur of the western wilds, more correct views of human nature and of the true interests of man. (source)prejudices = unreasonable beliefs caused by bias
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"Don't tell me judges don't try to prejudice juries," Atticus chuckled. (source)prejudice = create an unfair belief in
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But once Celibidache and the rest of the committee saw her in the flesh, all those long-held prejudices began to compete with the winning first impression they had of her performance. (source)prejudices = unreasonable and unfair beliefs or feelings about members of a race, gender or other group
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...they would come here and bring their prejudiced attitude with them. (source)prejudiced = unreasonable and unfair beliefs or feelings -- especially against members of a race, religion, or other group
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And I can understand a tender, unprejudiced Jesus.† (source)unprejudiced = not with an unreasonable belief that prevents unbiased considerationstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unprejudiced means not and reverses the meaning of prejudiced. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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I was much relieved to see he was no longer interested in me, for it would have been a tragedy if my accidental intrusion had unduly disturbed these wolves, thereby prejudicing what promised to be a unique opportunity to study the beasts I had come so far to find.† (source)
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And in the midst of it, the picture of the prejudice and bigotry from which I had just come flashed into my mind, (source)prejudice = unreasonable and unfair belief or feeling
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Mrs. Barry was a woman of strong prejudices and dislikes, and her anger was of the cold, sullen sort which is always hardest to overcome. (source)prejudices = pre-conceived negative judgments
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But maybe I'm being a bit prejudiced. (source)prejudiced = unreasonable and unfair in holding beliefs or feelings that prevent objective consideration
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Ruffina Onissimovna was a woman of advanced views, entirely unprejudiced, and well disposed toward everything that she called "positive and vital."† (source)unprejudiced = not with an unreasonable belief that prevents unbiased consideration
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He told me it came as no surprise to him: he had certain inquiries in hand and I should take no action for fear of prejudicing them.† (source)
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