yes man

Example Sentences

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“Raisi was a yes man, and his unimpressiveness was sort of the point,” said Arash Azizi, a historian who focuses on Iran and lectures at Clemson University in South Carolina.

From New York Times • May 21, 2024

Many thought he would be a "yes" man, cowering in the shadow of his powerful boss.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023

“You can’t be a yes man to yourself,” he said, “or you’re never going to get better.”

From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2023

And Barney was just a yes man, constantly on the wrong side of Fred's bullying.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2022

Yes, yes, man, and there'll be bits o' furniture and things to get.

From Stories of the Foot-hills by Graham, Margaret Collier