[ US /ˈpɛntʃənt/ ]
[ UK /pˈɒnʃɒn/ ]
NOUN
  1. a strong liking
    the Irish have a penchant for blarney
    my own preference is for good literature
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How To Use penchant In A Sentence

  • Having a penchant for natural fabrics and dyes, he uses man-made fibers and chemical dyes as well.
  • That penchant for dressing bald rats in sequins and leather is a different story altogether.
  • (It is a geekly penchant to do things from scratch, but then this is not always unjustified.) Planet RDF
  • The working masochists came off as bellyachers and had a penchant for making people listen to their workplace war stories.
  • What drew slightly more attention was his penchant for staying after class, gently proselytizing about Jesus to some of the younger lingerers.
  • This singer has a penchant for scatting and surprising material, but where he has an astonishingly pure voice, hers has more feeling.
  • It isn't easy being a red-hot lover these days, but take heart, help is at hand for those with a penchant for penning a love poem.
  • Part of this is down to his penchant for boasting about his morning run on social media. Times, Sunday Times
  • The girls share an awkward, boxy physical presence, highlighted by their penchant for vintage clothes and clompy boots.
  • America's emotional attachment to flags attests the country's penchant for patriotic spectacle.
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