curry favor

Example Sentences

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It outraged him that the people who got credit for higher understanding were those who spent the most time currying favor with the media.

From Literature

That could curry favor with the 46% of consumers in the U.S.,

From The Wall Street Journal

He curried favor in Abu Dhabi by backing a local tech incubator and building personal ties to the royals via a circle of well-connected friends on the city’s luxurious Saadiyat island.

From The Wall Street Journal

Foreign leaders have long used presidential visits to curry favor with the man in the Oval Office.

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At the temple, Prapakaran, the software engineer, walked 11 circles around the inner sanctum, part of the ritual for currying favor with the Visa God.

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