ingratiate

Example Sentences

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But when Oliver walks into the store, entourage in tow, Matthew makes a play to ingratiate himself with the pop star that goes better than he ever could’ve expected.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025

Separately, Mr Hampshire also reflected on his worries about people trying to ingratiate themselves with Andrew "in order to make excessive money out the Duke or their association with him".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025

In the two months since, Paxton has only continued to ingratiate himself into the Dodgers’ clubhouse.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2024

They were just dudes from Aberdeen and they had to ingratiate themselves into the Seattle scene.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2024

To be sure, the Ptolemies did commission massive new temples in the ancient style, largely to help the Macedonian rulers ingratiate themselves with their native subjects.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro