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 Every year, national brands cozy up to LGBTQ+ Americans with colorful merchandise for Pride Month. —

Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024 This will be your new favorite chair to cozy up and read a good book or rewatch your favorite show. —

Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024 Visitors can hear poetry readings from a stage area, stroll down a landscaped walkway, take in public art and cozy up by fire pits. —

Kendyl Kearly, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2024 In their image, which now lines the walls of Pandora's stores, the actress and author plus her two sons, Brandon Thomas Lee and Dylan Jagger Lee, cozy up while showing off their shimmering pieces. —

Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024 Year round, travelers can ride the Wilderness Run Alpine Coaster, cozy up at The Lodge at River Run, or walk along the town’s Greenway Trail System. —

Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 21 Apr. 2024 Once the seawater reaches land, the pipes carrying it cozy up to parallel pipes carrying freshwater. —

Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024 Keep your head warm with a classic Arch Beanie (just $13 right now) or cozy up with one of the brand's shearling hoodies, some of which are starting at $40 during the sale. —

Kristine Thomason, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2024 In wintertime, travelers from New York and Massachusetts flock to resorts like Bretton Woods to ski down the White Mountains renowned peaks and cozy up by the fire in the lodges. —

Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024

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