ingratiation
Example Sentences
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In black leather pants, he dances across the stage, flirting with the crowd with as much ingratiation as the camera fawningly displays toward him.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2023
Also part of her strategy is a total lack of ingratiation, not only to authorities, but also to her boyfriend and even to the audience.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2020
Bob is a unique figure in Hardy’s CV: he is basically likable and relatable, and Hardy’s face and style have always resisted this kind of ingratiation.
From The Guardian ● May 14, 2020
The production is left to distract by ingratiation, with its comedy rhythms and clarinetty music.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2020
The qualities of ingratiation and friendliness departed from M. Garfunkel's smile, leaving it wholly apologetic.
From Potash & Perlmutter Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures by Montague Glass
