curry favor
Example Sentences
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And what are the incentives for Republican lawmakers to curry favor with these figures?
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
Piloting an AI use case, understood as running a small-scale test, used to curry favor with investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Hence, it is reasonable to think they will use January to tidy up their affairs and reset investor expectations to curry favor with Elliott.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
That could curry favor with the 46% of consumers in the U.S.,
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
Perhaps if she already had her ring they might try to curry favor in hopes of receiving immunity, but apparently as an apprentice she offered them nothing but the creeps.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
