ingrained

Example Sentences

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On the subject of the ingrained issues that still plague his home country, Iñárritu recalls that those in power were not pleased with how “Amores Perros” addressed them on screen.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

A vicious cycle has become ingrained - a deprived area to which poor people are sent, or find their way to through circumstance, rather than choice.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

That day, May 21, Mollie had risen close to dawn, a habit ingrained from when her father used to pray every morning to the sun.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

The process was so ingrained that it required no thought.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

This is so ingrained, that it is almost impossible to unlearn this Western cultural norm.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin