Example Sentences

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Though he had immense respect for Justice Zhou, he couldn’t help but think that her focus on judicial modesty had biased her against making decisions that were necessary.

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2023

On appeal, Ortega argued that prosecutors had biased the jury through inflammatory statements at the punishment phase of the trial.

From Slate • Nov. 29, 2018

They appealed to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, saying that playing the surveillance tape in slow motion had biased the jury.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2014

The court ruled that Judge Hoffman had not only made numerous legal errors but had biased the jury by repeatedly making sarcastic remarks about the defendants or their lawyers.

From Time Magazine Archive

The fight for leadership had biased his judgment.

From Garrison's Finish : a romance of the race course by Ferguson, W. B. M. (William Blair Morton)