Examples of 'curry favor' in a sentence

Meaning of "curry favor"

To 'curry favor' means to actively seek someone's approval, often through flattery or other means of gaining their favor. It is typically used in a social or professional context, where someone is trying to win someone else's support or goodwill
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  • To seek to gain favor by flattery or attention.

How to use "curry favor" in a sentence

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Shameless attempt to curry favor on my first day.
You might say we are trying to curry favor.
Try to curry favor with your dad.
I am using it as a currency to curry favor with everybody.
And to curry favor with the wealthiest students.
Will be sending me hermes throws just to curry favor.
I needed to curry favor with her.
To curry favor with the board in hope of release.
He said we would curry favor with the judge.
I thought he was just trying to curry favor.
No need to curry favor with him.
To curry favor with particular board members in order to obtain more business.
He no longer needed to curry favor through the press.
To curry favor with the boss.
The squadron commander tried to curry favor with me.

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Or to curry favor with the press.
Do not try to curry favor.
This effort to curry favor is generally considered to have been a failure.
You could argue he done it to curry favor with the guards.
Will not curry favor when they turn on you.
I was trying to curry favor.
To curry favor with.
He refused to unbend in public or to curry favor with the press.
He said we would curry favor with the judge if we waived our rights.
He never healed to curry favor.
Every noble eager to curry favor with an important man like that.
Should have told her right away instead of trying to curry favor.
I am not attempting to curry favor with you in any way.
I will not rat out one of my sisters just to curry favor with.
An attempt to curry favor with the future emperor and his sister.
I am trying to curry favor.
Just trying to curry favor with me cause I am sort of in charge around here.
We need to curry favor.
Otherwise parents of waitlisted students will be sending me Hermes throws just to curry favor.
You could argue he done itto curry favor with the guards.
To curry favor with Kremlin officials.
I did not think you were the type to curry favor with the powerful.
To curry favor with these, tens of millions.
And notice how he tries to curry favor with us and with the mystics.
It can help prevent staffers from using their county positions to curry favor with voters.
I decided to stop trying to curry favor with whoever I am dealing with.
Some overeager NIH lackey trying to curry favor.
My parents were desperate to curry favor with the Kensington Firm.
In time, the dreams are displaced by the daily need to curry favor.
To speak ill of Anne was to curry favor with the king.
Wants to curry favor with the king 's deputy.
I was accusing you of inventing work in order to curry favor with our new captain.
I thought I might curry favor with you if I help rake your field.
The firms have denied doing something inappropriate to curry favor with federal officers.
Because I wished to curry favor with the king and with his mother.

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Examples of using Curry
Ichiro always has curry for breakfast
All to curry the favor of a lousy king
I do love a good curry all the same
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Examples of using Favor
They still favor salacious speculation to fact
Maybe you will do me a favor at some point
All in favor of replacing the librarians or whatever
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