curry favor

Example Sentences

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And what are the incentives for Republican lawmakers to curry favor with these figures?

From Slate • May 7, 2026

President Trump has a reputation for trying to curry favor with investors.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

Both Paramount and Netflix sought to curry favor with the White House, with Paramount winning out.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Foreign leaders have long used presidential visits to curry favor with the man in the Oval Office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Some of the highest-ranking, she saw, carried little manikins like Iofur’s rag-doll daemon, trying to curry favor, perhaps, by imitating the fashion he’d begun.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman