How to Use political favor in a Sentence

political favor

noun
  • Like Bloomberg, he is poised to hire with commitments beyond political favor-trading.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 1 Jan. 2026
  • As the cowboy image has come to take on these meanings, Republicans’ use of it to gain political favor is well-documented.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The pardon granted by the president was not some political favor but an act to a citizen who earned it for a life well lived after a crime committed more than 20 years ago.
    — Mac Engel february 13, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Operational engagement shouldn’t be a political favor, but a basic function of competent disease response.
    — Craig Spencer, STAT, 13 May 2026
  • Soon, companies learn that success depends less on innovation or competition than on currying political favor.
    — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Even if Paramount weren’t trying to snatch the deal, consider what Netflix and WBD would have had to avoid during the regulatory review process to curry political favor.
    — Robertas Bakula, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026
  • As a House member, Schiff led the first impeachment against Trump for withholding aid from Ukraine in an effort to pressure its president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to perform a political favor.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Other charges accuse Yoon of manipulating the investigation into a marine’s drowning in 2023 and receiving free opinion surveys from an election broker in return for a political favor.
    — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Other charges accuse Yoon of manipulating the investigation into a marine’s drowning in 2023 and receiving free opinion surveys from an election broker in return for a political favor.
    — Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026

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