sycophancy

Sycophancy was easy once you got the hang of it.

Money bought sycophancy and this passed well enough for respect.

The air of sycophancy was too much for Hay.

"The media sycophancy of Clinton was at full roar."

He has not held the office long enough yet to cherish the sycophancy it attracts.

That creates a culture of sycophancy and yes men.

A more cynical person would suggest a vested interest, but I instead ask you what use is sycophancy?

Even fulsomeness, when the heart is in it, does not disgust the just man like sycophancy.

Whatever talent Jones had was largely spent in sycophancy.

Too often, the main criterion for advancement was sycophancy.

Statutes of limitation were specifically adopted to try to prevent sycophancy.

"I'm a real friend of America who doesn't happen to confuse friendship with sycophancy," he said in an interview.

Loyalty and sycophancy were two entirely different things, in Argent's estimation.

Also the Jubilee, the fawning sycophancy building up to that is going to be testing.

Two men in the corps embody cynicism and sycophancy.

Major cannot distinguish between sound advice and sycophancy.

It was said, of her that she admired courage above all other traits and despised sycophancy.

"We know how valuable your time is, that's all," Alex said, wincing inside at his sycophancy.

Different not just from the others in that first hour, with their greed, seediness, and sycophancy, nor simply because she was so much younger.

This misplaced sycophancy is compounded by a mass of aristocratic name dropping.

What you believe is sycophancy, I believe is courtesy and consideration.

Once he reaches Rome, he'll be buried under such a landslide of sycophancy that we'll never get his ear.

Interesting in how it compares with The Guardian's sycophancy.

Clifford ignored the sycophancy and asked simply: "So?"

He keeps close to the ground, even moving under the bodies of the other wolves in a show of both sycophancy and discretion.