ingratiate

Example Sentences

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He is self-effacing and ingratiating, and not ashamed to acknowledge if he had given a bad performance.

From Salon

TikTok is leaning on the aggressive playbook of its American peers in an attempt to ingratiate itself with Capitol Hill.

From Washington Post

A lot of fraudsters ingratiate themselves, and are very kind and thoughtful, and appear to be very sincere people.

From New York Times

In his past shows, the writer and performer Ryan J. Haddad has ingratiated himself with audiences, using jokes to put spectators at ease.

From New York Times

Feinstein never seemed to care all that much about ingratiating herself.

From Washington Post