endear
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Mbappé’s individual numbers haven’t been enough to endear him to Madridistas either.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
One surefire way to endear yourself to your favorite eatery is to evangelize for it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
As one can imagine, this does nothing to endear Carol to Laxmi.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025
It should endear a double World Cup winner and modern-day stalwart even further to the English sporting public.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025
Luke went over to the ancient television and turned the knob, hoping it would endear Toby to the idea of staying put.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
Wearing her heart on her sleeve is one of the things that endears Sabalenka to her fans.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025
His running inner monologue endears us to him by ostensibly revealing his vulnerabilities and insecurities to the audience.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2025
What endears her most about her local community is the safety and security.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2024
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
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
That lighthearted attitude is what endeared Wallace to Randolph before the teen even joined the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
She endeared herself to the British 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. 13, 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
That demand for endearing imperfection is also helping to sustain one of the country's oldest papermaking traditions.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Their wide-eyed optimism and curiosity is endearing and even motivating.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
He described the vows as "long, entertaining, personal, charming, emotional, irreverent and endearing explorations by each" about how they met and why they wanted to be married.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
Percy smiled at her—that sarcastic, troublemaker smile that had annoyed her for years but eventually had become endearing.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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