ingratiation
Example Sentences
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The real giveaway, though, is the compulsive ingratiation.
From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
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
Because Childress uses the play’s structure to express her theme, the ingratiation naturally comes first, and Charles Randolph-Wright’s lively staging leads with warmth and humor.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2021
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
“Then I shall have to call another time,” said the woman, with a mixture of ingratiation and despair.
From The Debtor A Novel by Stevens, William Dodge
