cultivate
Example Sentences
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“You don’t see them walking around, and stopping in a gallery, and buying art, and trying to cultivate connoisseurship with their siblings or their children,” said Valerie Wade, a San Francisco gallerist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Britain's domestic spy agency MI5 warned in November that China was attempting to "cultivate individuals" with access to sensitive information about parliament and the UK government.
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
Garza’s genre-bending work ultimately pays homage to the too-often invisible laborers who cultivate the land and build the cities on both sides of the border.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
Judging by the comments, Riches has managed to cultivate real credibility with his audience.
From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026
Is this the attitude you wish to cultivate in the rest of the Re’lar?
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
