ingratiatory
Example Sentences
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Near to him, employing all the ingratiatory insinuating arts she knew, and so absorbed in Scraper that she forgot even to direct the procession, was Lil.
From Schwartz: A History From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray by David Christie Murray
Cowperwood, disappointed by the outcome of his various ingratiatory efforts, decided to fall back on his old reliable method of bribery.
From The Titan by Theodore Dreiser
"Something new, I should think, to you, sir, in a sailing match on fresh water?" he said, in his most ingratiatory manner.
From Armadale by Wilkie Collins
"Graceful, sleek, purring, ingratiatory, but cat all the same."
From Concerning Belinda by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd
Not,” touching his elbows again, with an ingratiatory smile, “that one would desire to get rid of you.”
From No Thoroughfare by Wilkie Collins
