seek favor

Example Sentences

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In an interview with Spanish newspaper ABC on Friday, Bartomeu said he ended the contract with the company to reduce costs and that the club never tried to seek favor from referees.

From Washington Times • Feb. 17, 2023

"Good guy" managers are especially vulnerable to manipulation by those who seek favor and know how to play the empathy card so the manager will take it easy on them.

From Inc • Dec. 13, 2011

"All hours are suitable, gracious lady, when one cometh to confer and not to seek favor," returned Luis de St. Angel, bluntly.

From Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay by Cooper, J. Fenimore

"Even we of the old nobility, prince, may be reduced to seek favor of Bonaparte."

From Lazarre by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell

Again, as different courses of actions are divided by intervals of rest, they might seat themselves after the completion of what they had done, to seek favor of the gods for beginning something else.

From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Clough, Arthur Hugh