ingratiation
Example Sentences
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And so they escalate their efforts at ingratiation, plotting disastrous reunions first with Hilda’s estranged sister, and then with her former flame.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
Some two-thirds of job applicants use deceptive ingratiation, and over half admit to slight image creation, according to research by Dr. Bourdage and Dr. Roulin.
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
Bob is a unique figure in Hardy’s CV: he is basically likable and relatable, and Hardy’s face and style have always resisted this kind of ingratiation.
From The Guardian ● May 14, 2020
On the other hand, cringing ingratiation sounded in every word addressed to him by his female clients.
From Yama: the pit by Bernard Guilbert Guerney
