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How to use groveling in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word groveling? Here are some examples.

Sentence Examples
He gasped as he saw her, and fell to the ground, groveling at her feet, pleading with her.
It was the usual routine, after one of their spats Antony would go in angry at her, and come out groveling at her feet to take him back.
His intensely physical lead performance careens from raving belligerence to groveling abjection.
He's a sycophant social climber who's not beyond using a little groveling to ingratiate himself with someone who advance his opportunities.
They raise the dander of one-issue voters to dazzling effect, and that leaves politicians groveling at their feet.
A long intransigent, uncompromising group, the Tamil Tigers are now groveling and begging for a ceasefire.
To my amazement the security guards were doing the rounds and their flashlights spotted me groveling along in the dirt.
A consummate Wall Street creature, the pathetic, groveling Paulson knew what would happen without a bailout.
Whatever happened to the groveling apology and the second chance... the kind of forgiving spirit that made America great?
Basically, the only thing he's not raging against is the privileged elite he's groveling in front of for campaign contributions.
The sort of groveling one imagines taking place is repulsive to consider.
Whether you're strolling on glacier, groveling up an icy chimney or redpointing a sketchy mixed route, crampons are an essential connection between you and the frozen medium.
A mortified Phillips, from Belfast, wrote a groveling apology in response.
He generously speaks with the groveling Mr. Holt regardless.
Instead of hiding his groveling by using false legal excuses, will the minister follow EDC's example, stand up for his region and provide the forestry industry with loans and loan guarantees?
Examples from Classical Literature
Word has it that the king was ill-pleased with my lord and I can only imagine the shameless groveling Norfolk reduced himself to in order to remain in favor.
If in that moment she appeared a groveling thing, it was only for a moment.
They had not the low and groveling spirit which usually incites mobs.
I need not give any references to the novelle of this groveling type.
He grabbed the groveling butcher and hoisted him from his wallow.
How groveling must be the ignorance which can be thus blinded!
At every step she had to purchase silence by groveling humility.
Gasping, dying a thousand deaths, he lay there groveling in the dust.
An instant later he leaped at her, as she lay groveling at his feet.
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