win favor
Example Sentences
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The state’s argument that the officer had a duty to protect students failed to win favor among the jury.
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2024
Still, comedies often struggle to win favor with the Oscars, and a female-led comedy has even more hurdles to overcome, as Robbie found.
From New York Times • Jan. 23, 2024
To win favor with influential Christians, Jacob and his followers insist on being baptized in the church.
From Washington Post • Feb. 1, 2022
The candidates are working to win favor with state committee members ahead of an endorsement vote on Feb. 5 and so, for now, the surrogates will have to do.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2022
The informer, Floyd Wells, might easily have invented his story; such tale-telling was not infrequently undertaken by prisoners who hoped to win favor or attract official notice.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
