endear
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Mbappé’s individual numbers haven’t been enough to endear him to Madridistas either.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Not how you endear yourself to the locals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026
"He probably wants to endear himself to his father," Minde tells the BBC, but adds that some of the posts are deliberate "provocations".
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
As one can imagine, this does nothing to endear Carol to Laxmi.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025
But there was one way in which he could both make some money and endear himself to the top people in the Graz community—by casting horoscopes.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
But that’s what endears him to his fans, who appreciate the chthonic split between the aerial skate aesthete and the grieving empath.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
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
George Mason lost to eventual national champion Florida in the Final Four but the madness-inducing run still endears — just like it will for the Hurricanes.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
I hope that "Pearl" endears itself to people because there isn't anything out there like it.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2022
The very familiarity endears them, and to me they are always new.
From Chronicles of the Schonberg-Cotta Family by Elizabeth Rundle Charles
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
She endeared herself to the British public when she appeared in 2010 on the BBC's "Strictly Come Dancing" show where celebrities with no dance experience are paired with a professional partner.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
A crunching tackle at the Holte End against Wigan on his Villa debut endeared him to the support.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
The gentle manners and beauty of the cottagers greatly endeared them to me; when they were unhappy, I felt depressed; when they rejoiced, I sympathised in their joys.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
They’re all, like, beautiful people, but they are dorks, which I find really endearing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Viewers found this endearing, speculating that the robot was “bashful” or suffering from social anxiety.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
That last one, rendered as a cute and huggable mascot from beyond, is a surreal manifestation of a departed husband in the lightly endearing “Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
"He's very endearing, always in a good mood," he said of Liverpool's new signing.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
She wrote with an endearing, intelligent voice, and her entries were filled with self-deprecating humor and witty, sardonic asides.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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