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Debra Matlock, who runs the Los Feliz Improvement Assn., said Raman’s office responds quickly to problems in the community but lacks the kind of warm bedside manner that politicians use to endear themselves with constituents.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

Not how you endear yourself to the locals.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026

This marketing strategy naturally didn’t endear him to others in his industry, since it implied that they were moving too fast and in the process breaking things.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 2026

As one can imagine, this does nothing to endear Carol to Laxmi.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025

But there was one way in which he could both make some money and endear himself to the top people in the Graz community—by casting horoscopes.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

The hothead look isn’t necessarily a good one - though Sirianni endears himself to Eagles fans when he barks at visiting fans.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 26, 2023

George Mason lost to eventual national champion Florida in the Final Four but the madness-inducing run still endears — just like it will for the Hurricanes.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

I hope that "Pearl" endears itself to people because there isn't anything out there like it.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2022

Leo has a way with words, a flair for language that endears him to Nancy, a retired high school teacher.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2022

For the girls, the Gambert prize continued always to be one gigantic lark, one of those perennial farces, the indestructible quality of which so endears them to fourteen and fifteen year olds.

From Rough-Hewn by Dorothy Canfield

Little of Zhu’s effort endeared him to China’s traditional power structure, but he was the reform camp’s standard-bearer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Obama endeared himself to voters, especially younger ones, by coming off as the cool college professor who manages to sound erudite without being condescending.

From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026

Years later, she endeared herself to the public when she appeared in 2010 on the BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing" show where celebrities with no dance experience are paired with a professional partner.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Ten years ago, Willis endeared himself to the nation with a heart-warming run from qualifying to a second-round tie against one of the greatest players of all time.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

So the fact that I did speak African languages immediately endeared me to the black kids.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

Mr. Sullivan’s choice to have the endearing actor Matthew Eby, who plays Leontes and Hermione’s doomed young son, Mamillius, also play the role of time is an inspired touch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The head of the AMC cinema chain, Adam Aron, posted on X and then deleted a message describing the couple's vows as "long, entertaining, personal, charming, emotional, irreverent and endearing."

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Their wide-eyed optimism and curiosity is endearing and even motivating.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

His charisma has begun to shine through while at City, with his humour - which is at times very English - endearing him to fans.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

The fact that she can recall these details so precisely is at once startling and endearing to him.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri