cozy up

verb

cozied up; cozying up; cozies up

: to attain or try to attain familiarity, friendship, or intimacy : ingratiate oneself

cozying up to the boss

Examples of cozy up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This makes a great blanket for the bed or a sofa throw to cozy up under during movie night. —

Nora Colomer, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2024 Should Harper cozy up to Otto Mostyn (Roger Barclay), a billionaire who looks, acts, and sounds like a semi-reformed Nazi? —

Zachary Siegel, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024 One picture sees Madge cozy up to a grinning Morris. —

Jack Irvin, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024 For Kensington, songwriting is more than a cathartic vessel to unpack relationships and cozy up to sorrow. —

Margaret Farrell, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cozy up

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