ingratiation
Example Sentences
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His first song, usually in musicals a moment for ingratiation, is instead a bitter snit called “How Can I Call This Home?”
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
What’s clear these days is that this edifice of ingratiation is shaky.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
Deceptive ingratiation can mean laughing at unfunny jokes, and honest ingratiation can be connecting with the interviewer over real shared interests, like hiking or watching the Knicks.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
Also part of her strategy is a total lack of ingratiation, not only to authorities, but also to her boyfriend and even to the audience.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2020
The woman shifted her position, and changed her tone to one of cunning ingratiation.
From Out of the Ashes by Mumford, Ethel Watts
