ingratiating
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The bright, ingratiating and charismatic Saqib is a servant’s son on the Atars’ country estate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 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
His smile is both practiced and ingratiating; his eyes seem darker than this film’s eerily black ocean, like velvet curtains tightly drawn.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024
“I’ll bring this ÁguaViva box,” I say, with an ingratiating smile.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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