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Lubinets -- a lawyer by training and an ex-MP -- also faced criticism, with one Ukrainian soldier accusing him on Facebook of being "all too eager to smile and ingratiate himself with the killers".

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

He makes crawfish, listens to Frankie Beverly and Maze, and doesn’t ingratiate himself with the sports media machine, largely a white institutional space.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

This was a way to further ingratiate himself to the man who called him “Johnny.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

It did not take long for Garrett to ingratiate himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026

Libya—Mu’ammar Gadhafi was attempting to ingratiate himself with the United States and couldn’t take the chance of antagonizing President Bush.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

A 2022 Times investigation detailed how Bloom ingratiated himself with regulars at the Frolic Room bar and residents of the Villa Carlotta apartment complex in Hollywood by projecting an aura of wealth and status.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

In a series of maneuvers fit for a John le Carré story, Mercader slowly ingratiated himself into the Trotsky household.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

At first, this is thought to have ingratiated the group with some locals - but this was short-lived.

From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025

The snow had ingratiated itself with the ruins of walls and memory of a roof, and it made it seem like the small dark-brown house had sprung out of the snow itself.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

This was a gloomier and more theatrical version of the band, closer to dark cabaret music than to the ingratiating stoner rock with which it made its name.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 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

He made the most of this connection, flying the Welsh flag and ingratiating himself with locals, who fell for the charms of "this lovely man".

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025

In person he’s ingratiating, charming, eager to please.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2024

She wore neatly pressed clothes and scuffed but carefully polished high heels, read books like Praying Your Way to Prosperity, and was superior with the drivers and ingratiating with the editors.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie