curry favor
Example Sentences
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People in prison confess to crimes, regardless of innocence, for any manner of reasons: because they are coerced, because their memories are unclear, to curry favor, for attention.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
And what are the incentives for Republican lawmakers to curry favor with these figures?
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
Hence, it is reasonable to think they will use January to tidy up their affairs and reset investor expectations to curry favor with Elliott.
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
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
Perhaps if she already had her ring they might try to curry favor in hopes of receiving immunity, but apparently as an apprentice she offered them nothing but the creeps.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
