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
He was sent to Rome in 1488 as a gesture of cultural diplomacy by Lorenzo, who hoped to curry favor from Carafa and thereby secure his vote for his son to become the next pope.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
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
