ingrate
Example Sentences
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He spoke of his estrangement from the game, of how, because of his refusal to indulge in the celebrations it offered him, he was viewed in some quarters as an ingrate.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2022
The ingrate: It was Whiteman who paid for Wilder’s first trip to Berlin, to cover one of Whiteman’s concerts.
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2021
What kind of ingrate brings large quantities of prohibited food into a situation like this?
From Slate • Mar. 9, 2021
That outraged Fleetwood’s parents as well as hers, who all viewed her as an ingrate who didn’t appreciate the rich life she’d been given.
From The Guardian • Mar. 30, 2020
I could see buzzards circling high in the distance, which reminded me of that ingrate Buster.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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