How to Use people pleaser in a Sentence

people pleaser

noun
  • Saying no is almost second nature for most of us, even those who call themselves people pleasers.
    Rey Ramsey, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Braun knows his natural inclination is to be a people pleaser.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
  • This is often described as sycophancy bias, meaning the AI behaves like a people pleaser.
    David Talby, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Both play it perfectly straight, which only adds to the enjoyment of a near-perfect people pleaser, and scriptwriter Ben Hopkins is clearly having a field day.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The question is whether his oldest friendships, with both the prim Serge and the anxious people pleaser Yvan (Corden), will survive the wrath provoked by the great white rectangle.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025

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