ingrained

Example Sentences

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Today, the impacts of those efforts are everywhere, so ingrained in our understanding of what it means to solve climate change that it can be hard to conceive of another way forward.

From Salon • Jun. 26, 2026

While Americans often have no problem maxing out credit cards, frugality is deeply ingrained, particularly in northern parts of the continent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

"I am ingrained in the Makerfield constituency, so for me it's not just about the by-election, it's home, and I really want to represent the people that I've grown up with," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

"Mothers actually teach these routes to their calves when they are young, so the patterns are deeply ingrained," Castro said.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

My mother had lived in the llano many years when she married my father, but the valley and the river were too ingrained in her for her to change.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya