ingrate
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I am sure he thought I was an ingrate but said they never locked their door — it was the Colony.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024
That outraged Fleetwood’s parents as well as hers, who all viewed her as an ingrate who didn’t appreciate the rich life she’d been given.
From The Guardian • Mar. 30, 2020
When “Life with Picasso” first came out, this kind of anecdote did not go over well with Picasso’s supporters, who denounced Gilot as a spiteful ingrate and rushed in to avenge the great man.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 15, 2019
In the end, the ingrate left the Met nothing.
From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2015
"Besides, your mother is suffering overtime. God only knows why she loves an ingrate like you, but she does."
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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