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ingrate

[in-greyt] / ˈɪn greɪt /
NOUN
ungrateful person
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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

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

However, this ingrate has already confronted you and you reacted in real time.

From Slate Mar. 31, 2015

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

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

Call these recipients killjoys or ingrates or both, but you can’t say they’re wrong.

From Washington Post Feb. 1, 2023

To Villanueva, all the litigation, as well as the senior officials who have gone on medical leave, are just more examples of him being wronged by ingrates.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 21, 2022

So they feel they've got these ingrates who are their subjects, who are providing no level of appreciation for how much pain they have endured.

From Salon Mar. 18, 2020

Dignity is a dish brought back up beautifully to the correct temperature, served to ingrates.

From Slate Nov. 25, 2019

But it seems to me that when I merely tried to mitigate the terrible news imparted by Dick, you are rank ingrates for questioning my far less doubtful story.

From The Siege of the Seven Suitors by Nicholson, Meredith




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