fawn upon
Example Sentences
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Why do the hotelkeeper, the banker and the lawyer first fawn upon him, then try to threaten and bully him out of town?
From Time Magazine Archive
You ought to hang about here, and sneak and fawn upon me, and jump at the chance of dining with me, in the hope that I might be able to help you.”
From Syd Belton The Boy who would not go to Sea by Browne, Gordon
"Puss will forgive me," said Juliet, holding out her small white hand to the cat, which immediately left off rubbing herself against Aunt Dorothy's velvet stomacher, to fawn upon the proffered peace-offering.
From Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers by Moodie, Susanna
And the fierce Panther fawn upon his Mate?
From Ponteach The Savages of America by Moses, Montrose Jonas
If they only knew, what sycophants would fawn upon him!
From Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the World by Fuhr, Ernest
