- present participle of pander.
pandering
Example Sentences
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“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
In turn, an expanding roster of immersive, cinematic TV made the medium’s cheesy jingles and pandering copy look and sound discordant.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026
First, good on Mazzulla to straight-up treat the kid as the reporter he clearly is, and answer the question directly, without pandering or turning it into some sort of saccharine after-school special.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Neither play is beyond pandering to its audience for an easy laugh.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025
Ricky considered Luke for another second before glancing back to Doreen, a pandering smile on his face.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
