adulatory
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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But she got adulatory national press for that gesture.
From Slate • Feb. 15, 2023
Their book has provoked strong reactions, adulatory and critical.
From Scientific American • Feb. 28, 2022
His prior reportage on the U.S. military, including a book focused on MacArthur that he later called "too adulatory," helped secure his access.
From Salon • Sep. 26, 2020
Duda’s once strong support, bolstered by adulatory coverage in public media, began to slip once restrictions were lifted and other candidates could campaign.
From Washington Times • Jun. 28, 2020
One of the commonest errors, attributing immense antiquity, oriental origin, and everything noble in Ireland to the Milesians, originated with these men; or, rather, was transferred from the adulatory songs of clan-bards to grave stories.
From Thomas Davis, Selections from his Prose and Poetry by Rolleston, T. W. (Thomas William)
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