Sentences

bootlick in a sentence

n.

📚 Grade Level: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12

Definition

To excessively flatter or ingratiate oneself with someone in power, often for personal gain.

Sample Sentences

  1. He was known to bootlick his boss in hopes of getting a promotion.
  2. The politician's constant flattery of wealthy donors made her seem like a bootlick.
  3. She refused to bootlick anyone, believing in earning respect through hard work.
  4. His tendency to bootlick authority figures made him unpopular among his peers.
  5. In a world where many bootlick for power, she chose to stand up for her beliefs.
  6. The bootlicking behavior of some employees often irritated their colleagues.
  7. To succeed in that cutthroat environment, he felt he had to bootlick to survive.
  8. Her bootlicking was so obvious that even her superiors found it off-putting.
  9. People often criticized him for his bootlicking ways, but he insisted it was just strategy.
  10. She quickly learned that bootlicking rarely leads to genuine friendships.