brown-nose

Example Sentences

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I don’t want to brown-nose, I just feel like I’ve proven myself as a nominee and now they see me for who I am.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2022

We’ve still got lovable Arkady - the underdog and rare example of a police investigator who refuses to brown-nose his superiors.

From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2019

“Those that, I guess you might say, brown-nose are the ones that are going to end up receiving the merit pay.”

From Washington Times • Jan. 14, 2016

I decided to make a deliberate effort to brown-nose him for the next week.

From Time • Sep. 8, 2011

I decided to make a deliberate effort to brown-nose him for the next week.

From Time • Sep. 8, 2011