Examples of 'grovel' in a sentence

Meaning of "grovel"

grovel (verb) - To grovel means to behave in a subservient or abject manner, typically to seek forgiveness, favor, or approval from someone in authority. Groveling often involves behaving in a humiliating or excessively servile way, such as begging or pleading. The term 'grovel' conveys a sense of extreme humility or self-abasement and is used to describe actions of excessive obsequiousness
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  • To be prone on the ground.
  • To crawl.
  • To abase oneself before another person.
  • To be slavishly nice to someone or apologize in the hope of securing something.

How to use "grovel" in a sentence

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They do not have to grovel or pretend to be happy.
Please do not tell me you are here to grovel.
You want me to grovel and thank you.
Five years is a long time to wait to grovel.
Still had to grovel to clients all night.
I will buy without the grovel anyhow.
I had to grovel just to get this appointment.
I do not want to make you grovel needlessly.
The best grovel letter ever written.
Not as long as we have you around to grovel.
I could make you grovel in the dirt.
No matter how much you pay to grovel.
You should grovel when you are scared.
I am not going to beg and grovel anymore.
You must grovel before the godfathers.

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He swears that she will grovel at his feet.
Grovel before me and take my orders.
I am gonna make him grovel to that judge.
But to grovel before him for his mercy.
I hate to see you grovel like that.
I will grovel before them and pacify them.
Now they line up to grovel in the dust.
You will grovel before me and take my orders.
You told me you would not make me grovel.
You must grovel at her feet.
Grovel before me and beg for your life.
I could never grovel to my own daughter.
You are so cute when you grovel.
You made me grovel for no reason.
Please tell me you are not coming here to grovel.
That boy can really grovel when he has to.
You grovel under her like a sick puppy.
But you made him grovel for affection.
Kaede barks and you grovel.
And you grovel at their feet.
I enjoy seeing him grovel around.
You will grovel in a pool of corruption.
I would like to get down and really grovel on it.
And then grovel some more.
Feel free to bow and grovel.
Can only grovel on the ground.
I want to be there when you grovel.
I will see you grovel in the lake of fire.
That is why you must grovel.
I will never grovel at your feet.
I hate to see a grown man grovel.
I want him to grovel like a dog.
As black men are less prone to grovel.
Not enough grovel for her.
Skip does love seeing people grovel.

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