How to Use ingrained in a Sentence

ingrained

adjective
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  • These attitudes are very deeply ingrained in the culture.
  • And the idea of aperitivo, the French apéro, is so ingrained in my culture.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2021
  • Will Leighton find the strength to overcome her unfounded fears, no doubt ingrained in her by her parents?
    — Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2021
  • The image of this one kid with unresponsive, lifeless eyes is forever ingrained into my head.
    — Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • The Mayfields have embraced Cleveland and have become ingrained in the community.
    — cleveland, 13 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The heat is deeply ingrained in the walls and atmosphere, inescapable to all those who come here.
    — Richard Quest, CNN, 8 May 2023
  • The shoemakers have always been deeply ingrained in the sport.
    — oregonlive, 14 July 2022
  • Google also has the deeply ingrained behavior of the masses to fall back on.
    — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • The Bengals are ingrained in your identity and a source of pride and self-esteem.
    — The Enquirer, 19 Feb. 2022
  • The features of that firmly ingrained culture are well known.
    — Neil Gross, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2023
  • Alexa remains too ingrained within the Amazon brand to fade into the night.
    — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • The parish is deeply ingrained into their lives and families.
    — Rick Rojas, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022
  • First, there is often a tendency to get mired and deeply ingrained in your life’s work.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 June 2022
  • Durk and Von had an ingrained chemistry that stemmed from growing up in the same neighborhood.
    — Dewayne Gage, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2022
  • After all, meat is deeply ingrained in many cultures, as is dairy.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The disparity in health is deeply rooted and many of the practices and beliefs are ingrained.
    — Andrea Palmer, Forbes, 5 July 2022
  • Tovar explains these styles evolve for many reasons, and some are deeply ingrained in us over time.
    — Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
  • 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
  • Everyone can fall prey to this ingrained way of thinking.
    — Keith M. Bellizzi, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2022
  • These behavioral stereotypes are ingrained in how many view breeds, from Great Danes to shih tzus.
    — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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