ingratiate

Example Sentences

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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

“They’ve done nothing to ingratiate themselves with tribes. Every step they take is tone deaf.”

From Seattle Times

When Kevin Bacon first appears in John Logan’s “They/Them” as Owen Whistler, a counselor at a summer gay conversion camp, he exudes an affable, ingratiating charisma that puts the apprehensive campers cautiously at ease.

From New York Times

She attended the painting group and was ingratiated by the members.

From Salon

Prosecutors accused the men of falsely claiming affiliation with the Department of Homeland Security and ingratiating themselves with members of the Secret Service assigned to protect the White House and first lady Jill Biden.

From Washington Post