inculcate

Example Sentences

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But there is an existential question here: What have my and my wife’s lives amounted to, if we have not inculcated a basic will to survive to the next generation?

From Washington Post

News, said the goal of the rankings was to use data to measure the return on investment for students, not necessarily to measure the values that deans wanted to inculcate.

From New York Times

"That level of ferocity and evil is something that is inculcated and takes time."

From BBC

“When you play the drum, it becomes an extension of your heartbeat, inculcating self-esteem by resuscitating your ancient DNA,” Ngwa said.

From Washington Post

“On the campaign, we sort of inculcated a very clear discipline,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times