grovel

Example Sentences

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They want illiterate, groveling serfs, who live in fear and don’t stick around too long.

From Salon

Absolutely, but Colin is eager to please and genuinely loves to grovel.

From Los Angeles Times

If they failed to adequately grovel and praise him, he punished their states by delaying the needed supplies and publicly derided them as incompetent.

From Salon

For exactly a quarter of a century, I’ve grasped and groveled and guessed.

From Los Angeles Times

Audiences were fascinated by how quickly favor turns in Edward Berger’s film, but it felt all too familiar watching men grovel and gripe over authority, at least until a twist changes the ranks.

From Salon