Example Sentences

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Rolly never acted like he was kowtowing to the boss.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2023

They suspected that the network was kowtowing to the former Secretary of State because he is a powerful man and has a fiveyear, $1 million contract with NBC as a consultant and commentator.

From Time Magazine Archive