ingrate

Example Sentences

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He spoke of his estrangement from the game, of how, because of his refusal to indulge in the celebrations it offered him, he was viewed in some quarters as an ingrate.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2022

What kind of ingrate brings large quantities of prohibited food into a situation like this?

From Slate • Mar. 9, 2021

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

I could see buzzards circling high in the distance, which reminded me of that ingrate Buster.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls