Lexicographical Neighbors of Sycophantly
Literary usage of Sycophantly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Arena by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1901)
"... while the champions of egoism are running their spectacular and empirical
courses, and the multitude is gaping in wonder or sycophantly groveling before ..."
2. History of the Pilgrims and Puritans: Their Ancestry and Descendants; Basis by Joseph Dillaway Sawyer (1922)
"While this deceitful churchman sycophantly begged for mercy, Oldham, his traitorous
partner in the disrupting scheme, stormed and defied the Pilgrims to do ..."
3. My Life Out of Prison by Donald Lowrie (1915)
"Case dismissed," said the judge quickly. The prisoner bowed his thanks, not
sycophantly, but with dignity — not to Judge, not to Law, but to Justice. ..."
4. My Life Out of Prison by Donald Lowrie (1915)
"Case dismissed," said the judge quickly. The prisoner bowed his thanks, not
sycophantly, but with dignity — not to Judge, not to Law, but to Justice. ..."
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