How to Use penchant in a Sentence

penchant

noun
  • An agent of chaos with a penchant for overhead kicks.
    — The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • But his penchant for the extreme hasn’t gone away.
    — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Brooks Nader’s penchant for black pumps knows no bounds.
    — Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Trump is not alone in his penchant for bathroom carpets.
    — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 24 June 2026
  • At the heart of the band’s work is its penchant for storytelling.
    — Ilana Kaplan, SPIN, 29 July 2022
  • Trump’s penchant to work on his own terms is not limited to the war.
    — Steven Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Trump is known for his penchant for burgers and sodas.
    — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 12 June 2026
  • Long brown hair and a penchant for floral dresses.
    — Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Rihanna has long made her penchant for pink clear.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Gee, who is seventy-nine, has a wry smile and a penchant for bow ties.
    — Oliver Whang, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Roberts has shown a penchant for this kind of thinking; the others, less so.
    — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2021
  • But the penchant for letting games slip away late has not, and that’s not a good look for the coach.
    — Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Mescal even became a style icon, of sorts, for his penchant for wearing short shorts.
    — Louis Staples, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 May 2022
  • The late royal's penchant for a fast food burger was about more than food, of course.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
  • With some lasting need in the bullpen and a penchant for star players, the fit makes sense.
    — Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Wright’s penchant for elaborate, over-the-top set pieces helps, too.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Does the father figure in your life have a penchant for pungent pot?
    — Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2021
  • Montana has long been a haven for nature lovers with a penchant for wide open spaces.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 12 July 2025
  • The press was also well aware of Ford’s penchant for swimming.
    — Michael Bartiromo, The Hill, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Its penchant for trying to take the lives of those who are trying to bring life into the world.
    — Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The guy’s a good-looking, young director that has a penchant for younger girls.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2022
  • The dessert menu will cater to folks with a penchant for sweets, including chocoholics.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 31 Mar. 2022
  • My girlfriend has a penchant for long stories, many times on the phone, which are trivial.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 29 Sep. 2022
  • Julia Roberts, who’s just a nice girl in a small town with a penchant for weddings.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • Her penchant for navel-revealing tops?
    — Thomas Page, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Bosko had a penchant for leaping onto his shoulder.
    — Iris Kwok may 12, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • But his penchant for outspokenness led him to be shown the door a number of times.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The cap came off after a few numbers, but her penchant for water imagery stuck around.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 15 May 2026
  • What Nikou shares with Duprat and Cohn is a penchant for the deadpan.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 17 June 2022

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