ingratiation

Example Sentences

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And yet, the ingratiation, however distracting, is also strategic.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2023

The real giveaway, though, is the compulsive ingratiation.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2023

He understood that one of the peculiar things about comedy is that the line between irritation and ingratiation could easily blur.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2023

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

"And ain't it now?" said the Rough Red, smiling with as much ingratiation as he was able.

From The Riverman by White, Stewart Edward