endear
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So even just to get them to sort of endear an animal that usually gives people a sort of like a reaction of like “ugh,” just that alone is a win for me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Not how you endear yourself to the locals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
Known for quotable one-liners and clever quips, Parton has long leveraged witticisms to endear herself to many — including the media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
As one can imagine, this does nothing to endear Carol to Laxmi.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025
She’d have some cute, funny quip about the day that picture was taken that would totally endear her to him.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
Wearing her heart on her sleeve is one of the things that endears Sabalenka to her fans.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025
What endears her most about her local community is the safety and security.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2024
The hothead look isn’t necessarily a good one - though Sirianni endears himself to Eagles fans when he barks at visiting fans.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
What endears you to me is your response to those people.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2023
To British hearts 'tis loyalty 'Tis love her name endears: Up! then, and form! shield her from harm Ye Rifle Volunteers!
From Mr. Punch on the Warpath Humours of the Army, The Navy and The Reserve Forces by Various
Kane's desire to learn and improve endeared him to the Tottenham academy staff and he signed scholarship terms with the club on his 16th birthday in July 2009.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Little of Zhu’s effort endeared him to China’s traditional power structure, but he was the reform camp’s standard-bearer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Obama endeared himself to voters, especially younger ones, by coming off as the cool college professor who manages to sound erudite without being condescending.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
That lighthearted attitude is what endeared Wallace to Randolph before the teen even joined the team.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
It was nowhere as blond as Vera Louise’s hair once was, but its sunlight color, its determined curliness, endeared him to her.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
The defendant said he had got the impression the Youngs "seemed endearing, like it was genuine".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
They’re all, like, beautiful people, but they are dorks, which I find really endearing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Full of endearing quirks, the cats in Ms. Fullerton’s book serve as crucial wells of inspiration, encouraging authors to exercise their talents in unexpected ways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Viewers found this endearing, speculating that the robot was “bashful” or suffering from social anxiety.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
It was Zeitoun, and she had no choice but to find it endearing.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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