cultivate
Example Sentences
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Norman’s first ambition, to become a critic, cultivated his independent, informed and discriminating judgment.
Basking in a post-breakup glow, Sudan Archives’ new sound is as carefree and earnest as the way of life she’s cultivating.
From Los Angeles Times
Erewhon has cultivated a following of shoppers who visit daily to grab a prepared meal or one of its celebrity-backed $20 smoothies.
From Los Angeles Times
Residents in the remote Turkmen village of Bokurdak have long depended on the Karakum Desert for their livelihoods, cultivating every square metre they can in a constant battle with nature.
From Barron's
Or as Comer put it more directly in a statement: “Chief Pamela Smith coerced staff to report artificially low crime data and cultivated a culture of fear to achieve her agenda.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
