adulatory
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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To his credit, author Michael Scherer professes good intentions in featuring Kennedy in such an adulatory light: to help bridge some of the political division plaguing our country.
From Salon • Nov. 29, 2025
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
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
The Sultan addressed a couple of brief words to the sailor, metamorphosed by the dragoman into a floridly adulatory rigmarole, which he represented to be a faithful version of the Sultan's ineffable salutation.
From The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries by Jókai, Mór
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