win favor
Example Sentences
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Still, comedies often struggle to win favor with the Oscars, and a female-led comedy has even more hurdles to overcome, as Robbie found.
From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
"Giving money can be perceived as trying to win favor."
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2022
The candidates are working to win favor with state committee members ahead of an endorsement vote on Feb. 5 and so, for now, the surrogates will have to do.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2022
As a result, he argued, McConnell has been willing to do whatever it took to win favor.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2021
And foremost among the men in the village who exclaimed over his prosperity was his uncle, for his uncle in these days was like a dog who fawns and desires to win favor.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
