ingrained

Example Sentences

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“It’s hard because the World Cup and soccer is very ingrained culturally within Latinos and the people of Los Angeles that it feels hard to celebrate it,” said Martinez.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The facility’s extended closure was widely seen as a reflection of the authorities’ extreme aversion to risk in Kuwait, where uncertainty and instability became ingrained following the 1990 Iraqi invasion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

In April, the government shared their update of the Women's Health Strategy, when Health Secretary Wes Streeting said they wanted to "dismantle the culture and ingrained behaviours that allow medical misogyny to fester and grow".

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Ellwood's memoir, published in 1714, shows how deeply ingrained these norms were.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

My mother had lived in the llano many years when she married my father, but the valley and the river were too ingrained in her for her to change.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya