brownie points

Example Sentences

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Its catchy music and dance sequences made it hugely popular with young audiences, and Jenkins joked she got "brownie points" from her children, aged seven and 10, "for at least trying it".

From BBC

While this move earned him brownie points with citizens, his public outburst did him no favours and he was axed barely a year into the job and shunted back into obscurity for a number of years.

From BBC

His government would not be the first to be swept away by the intensity and glamour of global diplomacy which, however difficult or worthy, doesn't necessarily translate into significant brownie points at home.

From BBC

I don’t want to say this to try to get ideological brownie points, but the fact of the matter is there's nothing enormously brave about me, right?

From Salon

If Attal can confound pollsters’ expectations and somehow pull off a majority for Macron’s centrist bloc in the June 30 and July 7 two-round election, not only will he earn brownie points from the French president, but he’ll also be in a stronger position to argue that he has the country’s ear and support.

From Seattle Times