- plural of sycophant.
sycophants
Example Sentences
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The new boss will want to make a mark—almost any mark will do—to intimidate top performers and encourage sycophants.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
It’s stale to nearly all but his biggest sycophants.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026
Among Jay’s core group of sycophants and servants are the dependable Laura Dern as his publicist and Adam Sandler as his dutiful manager, Ron.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2025
When Hussein was deposed in Iraq, the military officers, Ba’ath Party loyalists and regime-tied sycophants who ruled the roost for nearly a quarter-century were forced to make do with an entirely new situation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2025
Shusgis talked and talked to me and to the many employees, aides, and sycophants who sat down at his table nightly; I had never known him so longwinded, so relentlessly jovial.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
