- present participle of pander.
pandering
Example Sentences
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“The experience of being Arab and Muslim has been to be the object of hate by one party and the subject of pandering by another. Both of them are alienating,” he said.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026
She'd grown weary of pandering to pop tropes of the "strong, independent female"; and wanted to present a "more honest and vulnerable" version of herself.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
It’s not just that the humor often feels too topical or reliant on pop culture, but that the culture it’s relying on is pandering to younger audiences.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
But it strikes a false and pandering note, since Tartuffe, as in Molière, has been plainly exposed as an opportunistic, lascivious fraud—and the only one in the play.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
Ricky considered Luke for another second before glancing back to Doreen, a pandering smile on his face.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
