How to Use ingrained in a Sentence
ingrained
adjective- These attitudes are very deeply ingrained in the culture.
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And the idea of aperitivo, the French apéro, is so ingrained in my culture.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2021
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Will Leighton find the strength to overcome her unfounded fears, no doubt ingrained in her by her parents?
—Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2021
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The image of this one kid with unresponsive, lifeless eyes is forever ingrained into my head.
—Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2021
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Fine wine is symbol not just of the Roy family’s wealth but of its opulence, as deeply ingrained in the fabric of their daily lives as their private aircraft.
—Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Nov. 2021
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The Mayfields have embraced Cleveland and have become ingrained in the community.
—cleveland, 13 Dec. 2021
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Food is deeply ingrained in cultural identity, and is one way to learn about a community's heritage, familial customs and values.
—USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
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Abdul-Mateen infused each of those characters, many of whom were well ingrained in the pop-cultural canon already, with a profound, mesmerizing depth.
—Jason Parham, Wired, 1 Dec. 2021
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While the beginning of the trend might have some high society undertones, it’s become a form of elevated Americana that’s deeply ingrained in the culture.
—Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2024
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Those words, the book titles, and R.L. Stine’s name were sort of ingrained in our minds.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2023
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The heat is deeply ingrained in the walls and atmosphere, inescapable to all those who come here.
—Richard Quest, CNN, 8 May 2023
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The shoemakers have always been deeply ingrained in the sport.
—oregonlive, 14 July 2022
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Google also has the deeply ingrained behavior of the masses to fall back on.
—Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2023
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The crux of the issue lies in the deeply ingrained belief that constant hustle is the only growth path.
—John Jarosz, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
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The Bengals are ingrained in your identity and a source of pride and self-esteem.
—The Enquirer, 19 Feb. 2022
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The features of that firmly ingrained culture are well known.
—Neil Gross, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2023
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Alexa remains too ingrained within the Amazon brand to fade into the night.
—Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2022
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And maybe this is just ingrained in me, but that’s what was told to us: Outsiders have bad intentions.
—The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
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The parish is deeply ingrained into their lives and families.
—Rick Rojas, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022
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First, there is often a tendency to get mired and deeply ingrained in your life’s work.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 June 2022
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Durk and Von had an ingrained chemistry that stemmed from growing up in the same neighborhood.
—Dewayne Gage, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2022
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After all, meat is deeply ingrained in many cultures, as is dairy.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
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The disparity in health is deeply rooted and many of the practices and beliefs are ingrained.
—Andrea Palmer, Forbes, 5 July 2022
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Tovar explains these styles evolve for many reasons, and some are deeply ingrained in us over time.
—Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
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Overall, tipping remains ingrained in the US, and arguably has spread to more services, in part due to the rise of cashless apps.
—Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 4 May 2022
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Everyone can fall prey to this ingrained way of thinking.
—Keith M. Bellizzi, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2022
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These behavioral stereotypes are ingrained in how many view breeds, from Great Danes to shih tzus.
—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2022
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Two, the British Tories have an ingrained culture of stabbing their leaders in the back and in the front without compunction.
—NBC News, 10 July 2022
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Drag Race’s archetypes are by now so ingrained that the queens can see how their arcs are playing out in real time, and can then choose not to fully engage.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2024
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This fusion of fragility and path dependence derives from many factors that are not easily rewired: geography, a national-imperial identity, an ingrained strategic culture.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
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