backslapper

Example Sentences

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In between, the gregarious Californian, previously known more as a backslapper and prolific fund-raiser than a legislative wizard, narrowly pulled the country back from the brink of crisis — twice.

From New York Times • Oct. 3, 2023

“I wasn’t a backslapper or a bon vivant,” Mr. Byrne was quoted as saying in a 2014 biography by Donald Linky.

From Washington Post • Jan. 4, 2018

He’s a great backslapper, ever cordial, good at remembering names, never missing an opportunity to tell voters how much he loves them and only lives to serve them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2016

A former speaker of the Knesset—like Netanyahu, he is a member of the Likud—he was a clubhouse pol, a backslapper, a vote trader.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 10, 2014

While Tomlin is an intense backslapper on the sideline, the 47-year-old McCarthy isn't quite so demonstrative.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2011