ingratiation

Example Sentences

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There isn’t a drop of ingratiation in it.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 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

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

The surprise he perpetrated on her and the town, his new policy of ingratiation, gave her hope and made her rather proud of his versatility.

From A Canadian Bankclerk by Buschlen, J. P.