groveling

Example Sentences

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As per Margaret Hartmann with New York Magazine's Intelligencer, the gift is "peak spineless groveling."

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2025

Kruse told told the audience that the Black men who joined the Union Army were “not groveling for inclusion” but actively chose to fight.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

In the heartstopping series finale of “Succession” on Sunday night, striving Midwesterner Tom Wambsgans was named chief executive of Waystar Royco, completing his transformation from groveling buffoon to business titan.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2023

They’re driving race cars and apologizing for tech failures after hosting online events and writing groveling appeals to the commons like The Habsburg Way.

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2023

“I don’t like groveling any more than you do, but this is no time to be proud.”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi