toadying
Example Sentences
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And Abby Quinn is excellent as Natalie, mom’s campaign manager and toadying child.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
But his comments during his interview with Hannity suggest that the toadying and servility Pence engaged in nearly every day as Trump’s vice president are difficult to shake.
From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2021
I love the smell of toadying in the morning.
From The Guardian • Jun. 27, 2021
Benchley shared screenwriting credit with Carl Gottlieb, who also plays the toadying publisher of the Amity newspaper.
From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2020
And yet people's love for Aunt Susan seems so genuine—not as though they were toadying to her for her money.
From How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl by Benson, Irene Elliott
