ingratiation

Example Sentences

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In black leather pants, he dances across the stage, flirting with the crowd with as much ingratiation as the camera fawningly displays toward him.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2023

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

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2023

Deceptive ingratiation can mean laughing at unfunny jokes, and honest ingratiation can be connecting with the interviewer over real shared interests, like hiking or watching the Knicks.

From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022

What begins as a backstage satire of white cluelessness and Black ingratiation gradually broadens and darkens into something far more mysterious: a peculiarly American tale of lost opportunity.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2021

And I think your partner, Mr. Tucker,' goes on Bill, 'is also a man of sufficient ingratiation and connected system of mental delinquency to assist you in securing the appointment.

From The Gentle Grafter by Greening, H. C.