ingratiate

“If you’re gonna ingratiate yourself into the community, the first steps are the biggest ones, so having someone reluctantly sell to you is not the way to go,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

It did not take long for Garrett to ingratiate himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

Ellison has spent months actively seeking to ingratiate himself with the Trump administration.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 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

Although there were a number of scythes who turned a cold shoulder, even more crowded them, seeking to ingratiate themselves.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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

Ferrety and clean-shaven, Zanjani never served in the military, but he ingratiated himself with the Revolutionary Guard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

Barry Keoghan sported a similarly spangled jacket over a mesh tank top, looking not too different than his “Saltburn” character did when he ingratiated himself with the nobility.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2024

She painted Garcia as a sociopathic impostor and overzealous fan who, like a basic cable Eve Harrington, ingratiated herself with her co-stars while trying to trash them online.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2024

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

“Now you are here, let me show you everything,” she said, her voice ingratiating and sweet as honey, horrible, false.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier