Sentence examples for brown-nose from inspiring English sources

We daren't leave out the plug for the studio's name, muttered a brown-nose.

You have to hold the chocolate right up to your nose (giving new meaning to the term brown-nose) to get a whiff of yeast extract.

Others seem to have a "don't ask, don't tell" policy--what you get is between you and your adviser, and if they like you more--whether it's because you are smarter, work harder, look better, or brown-nose best--you get more.

We stare at our paperwork, brown-nose to a promotion, feel up our once-pretty wife's prettier sister – and when Satan says, "Hey, thanks," we pretend not to hear Him.

In response to a Turkish journalist asking if a "third party" was to blame for the deterioration of relations, Putin said "if someone in Turkish leadership has decided to brown-nose the Americans, I am not sure if they did the right thing".

Trying to excel at work does not mean you have to brown-nose.

"I don't think I helped by introducing things like joke of the day, brown nose of the day and dick of the day.

Their brown noses disturbed the glassy water.

Gifting "up" seems too much like brown nosing.

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In Week 2, Browns nose tackle Phil Taylor accused Ravens running back Ray Rice of spitting in his face.