ingratiate

This was a way to further ingratiate himself to the man who called him “Johnny.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Ross, meanwhile, is trying to ingratiate himself with and improve the local community by funding scholarships for hundreds of local public high-school students to attend a nearby community college.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

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

Instead, he’s taken a different route to ingratiate himself to the watchful eyes of voters, pulling practical jokes and fascinating hijinks similar to his Instagram livestream at different premieres.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025

But I didn't know how to ingratiate myself with the cool kids.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

El Dorado is controlled by a gangster known only by his first name, Fabio, a Pablo Escobar-type character who has ingratiated himself with locals through acts of charity.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

A 2022 Times investigation detailed how Bloom ingratiated himself with regulars at the Frolic Room bar and residents of the Villa Carlotta apartment complex in Hollywood by projecting an aura of wealth and status.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

In a series of maneuvers fit for a John le Carré story, Mercader slowly ingratiated himself into the Trotsky household.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

At first, this is thought to have ingratiated the group with some locals - but this was short-lived.

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025

Either way, you'll have ingratiated yourselves with the king.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

To begin with, there’s its ingratiating style, leisurely but leavened with wit and chutzpah, as well as Fiedler’s pervasive disdain for the sentimental and ersatz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

He would begin a performance with Glass at the piano, bestowing an ingratiating quality of quiet pleasure on Ginsberg’s flowery imagery.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

The theory, perhaps, is that ingratiating themselves to the locals during this week's tune-ups might soften the vitriol which comes their way over the weekend.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025

In person he’s ingratiating, charming, eager to please.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2024

On the surface, he was one of those pale, ingratiating kind of men who tiptoed through life on small, quick feet.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier