Examples of 'sycophantic' in a sentence

Meaning of "sycophantic"

Sycophantic describes someone who behaves obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage. It is often used in a derogatory manner to imply excessive flattery or insincere praise
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  • Obsequious, flattering, toadying. In other words, eager to please.

How to use "sycophantic" in a sentence

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Constant agreement by a resident may be interpreted as sycophantic.
He basically called me a sycophantic little bitch.
The lord was sycophantic to the very end of their conversation.
Just can not wait to see his sycophantic expression.
Sycophantic little punk.
A gang of sycophantic amateurs.
It was bordering on sycophantic.
That sycophantic coward.
But an astute boss rarely falls for such sycophantic advances.
It bordered on the sycophantic to hear the reverence given to the applicant.
I do not think we should be bothered with much more by our sycophantic friend.
I thought it was sycophantic nonsense.
Sycophantic he might have been, but he was neither ungrateful nor vindictive.
Do not be sycophantic.
Deeply addicted to the five desires, they were jealous and sycophantic.

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So Chris has learned to be sycophantic in his life.
Just save your sycophantic remarks till you are back in Washington.
I am incredibly sycophantic.
Helping Queenie rule were a sycophantic Lord Chamberlain and a very jolly podgy nursemaid named Nursie.
With a dubious CV and a sycophantic smile.
Authoritarians are sycophantic toward superiors, competitive toward peers, and domineering toward subordinates.
Dick Van Patten played the sycophantic desk sergeant.
Nazir Shanbeh is a sycophantic caretaker, who is given the place in the family by Shokouh.
Listen, with the risk of sounding sycophantic.
Cause I am tired of the sycophantic bullshit thing we got going here.
He 's so obsequiously effete and sycophantic.
Alessandro orders his sycophantic follower Cleone to lead Clito to jail.
He dismissed courtiers who would served under his father in favor of younger, sycophantic supplicants.
Cos I am tired of the sycophantic bullshit here.
Just keep it down . It really was not that funny . Do not be sycophantic.
But I tend to leave such sycophantic behavior for the rest of the ton.
Yeah, thanks for fuckin dropping me a week ago, you sycophantic piece of shit.
Are you just being sycophantic or do you actually know why?
It 's some British slang . He basically called me a sycophantic little bitch.
Good times, not like the sycophantic kowtowing the media does to Trump these days.
Can you imagine them, the Sheriff and his cronies and their syco … sycophantic.
Listen here, you sycophantic sack of bile.
Clint Howard as Whobris, the mayor 's sycophantic aid.
I do not need your sycophantic laughter! I have some on tape.
I looked it up . It 's some British slang . He basically called me a sycophantic little bitch.
Listen, at the risk of sounding sycophantic I followed your work since Yale.
Sycophantic little punk. Sir, Mr. Smith and his team are on their way.
I do not need your sycophantic laughter!
Claire: I'm sorry. He's so obsequiously effete and sycophantic.
He's a sniveling little sycophantic tushie kisser.
Seen through Fuentes 's sycophantic binoculars, Cisneros is a model citizen, a visionary and ‘ global ' entrepreneur.
But money is not going to turn me into a sycophantic ass-licking wacko.
Have a sycophantic day, will not you!
But money is not gonna turn me into some sycophantic ass-licking wacko.
David Bamber played the sycophantic clergyman, Mr Collins, a cousin of Mr Bennet.

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