How to Use office politics in a Sentence

office politics

plural noun
  • There is no need to overthink this or worry about office politics, etc.
    — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • There seems to be a lot of petty comedy to mine in these office politics.
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Spies have to deal with petty office politics like everyone else!
    — Nina Metz, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The picture that emerges is that of a busy editor, pencil in hand, her head bent over the page to keep office politics out of her line of sight.
    — Hillary Kelly, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2024
  • This confirms that the effects of office politics aren’t limited to just the workplace.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Quiet luxury meeting office politics doesn’t have to be daunting with these tips.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 14 May 2024
  • Navigating these ‘office politics’ at just 19 was humbling and a hard lesson to learn.
    — Dr. Ruth Gotian, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
  • To engage with office politics in a productive way, the key is approaching things in a way that transcends personal goals.
    — Robert Satterwhite, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Prestige bias and politics Even with a strong scoring system, bias and office politics can change the outcome.
    — Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2026
  • This has made Verge a low-drama company, with minimal office politics.
    — Byalice Zhang, Fortune, 5 June 2024
  • But not everyone sees office politics as inherently bad, the survey found.
    — Matthew Boyle, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Kenneth’s new boss (also played by Sanders) describes the particular office politics of their own happy hour.
    — Vulture, 26 May 2023
  • Are my challenges coming from messy processes, decisions and office politics, or from my own doubts and hesitation?
    — Daisy Auger-Domínguez, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • In addition to office politics, there is plenty of drama, deception and death, as fans have come to expect from Perry's projects.
    — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Teams formed sub-teams, which formed their own sub-teams, and so on, each adding to a bloated structure with office politics, lack of accountability, and complacency.
    — Meredith Ho, Fortune, 18 July 2025
  • The snappy dialogue draws moderate laughs, often by squeezing banal office politics against the scarier kind.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • This can happen because of office politics, personal biases, or any number of other reasons.
    — Dr. Ella F. Washington, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • From the rigidity of billable hours to the outdated communication systems and office politics, the system didn’t make sense.
    — William Jones, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • However, choosing to avoid office politics can seriously hinder your career growth.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Emoji-evidence is showing up more in court cases, office politics, and reasons people end relationships.
    — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2023
  • In my experience, the best way to navigate office politics is by building genuine relationships.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Having survived cutbacks and Covid, employees prefer taking Zoom calls at home in their sweat pants rather than coping with traffic or office politics.
    — Peter Bart, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In this environment, office politics can be more critical than your actual performance.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Despite the office politics, Rosi is always there to offer personal advice to her coworkers and even sparks an unlikely friendship with Oli.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
  • Startups, unburdened by entrenched processes and office politics, were found to fare considerably better.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The fragrance features a hint of peppermint, reminiscent of those refreshing moments of water cooler gossip, as well as a dash of lemon, a nod to the bitter-sweetness of office politics.
    — Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Trading boardrooms for burners and office politics for high-pressure kitchens, Kathleen embarks on a funny, heartfelt journey of self-discovery, the logline reads.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The office politics were complicated; partly to avoid being used as a lever to force Shawn out, Whitworth took the Atlantic job and moved to Boston.
    — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Bouncing from office politics to families, from global capitalism to colonialism, the novel delivers storytelling with wit and depth.
    — Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024
  • Even the world’s top leaders have shared that between messy return-to-office politics, scrambling to keep up with AI, and an unforgiving schedule, work gets too daunting for them, too, sometimes.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026

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