pandering
Example Sentences
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“Practical Magic 2” is an exercise in girl-power pandering in which the Owenses, three pairs of sisters from the same family of witches, live gingerly on an idyllic Massachusetts island.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
“The experience of being Arab and Muslim has been to be the object of hate by one party and the subject of pandering by another. Both of them are alienating,” he said.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2026
She'd grown weary of pandering to pop tropes of the "strong, independent female"; and wanted to present a "more honest and vulnerable" version of herself.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026
It’s not just that the humor often feels too topical or reliant on pop culture, but that the culture it’s relying on is pandering to younger audiences.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
She was worried, worried that I would think less of her for pandering to the whimsy of some paranoid lordling.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
