ingratiate

“If you’re gonna ingratiate yourself into the community, the first steps are the biggest ones, so having someone reluctantly sell to you is not the way to go,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

This was a way to further ingratiate himself to the man who called him “Johnny.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Her decision to run for Senate did not ingratiate her with Washington’s Democratic leadership.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

He appeared to ingratiate himself into royal circles too, becoming a director of Pitch@Palace in 2016, and being appointed to the board of a royal charity, St George's House.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

Thanks to him, I learned veiy quickly dozens of little things that could really ingratiate a new waiter with the cooks and bartenders.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has ingratiated himself with United States President Donald Trump over the past two years.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

A 2022 Times investigation detailed how Bloom ingratiated himself with regulars at the Frolic Room bar and residents of the Villa Carlotta apartment complex in Hollywood by projecting an aura of wealth and status.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

It relied on Dreyer’s ostensibly disinterested advice, which was backed by powerful superior officers with whom he had ingratiated himself, even though a majority of expert gunnery officers unequivocally opposed it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026

Oil companies have ingratiated themselves to investors since the pandemic by doing the exact opposite: ruling out expensive investments in new drilling in favor of spending that money on bigger dividends.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

I reasoned that if I somehow kept improving my English and ingratiated Mrs. Smith by the fact, then possibly she would give me more books like Treasure Island each time Granny took me along.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

But Garry—as enacted by Mr. Warren-Smith, whose double-barreled surname wouldn’t suit the lowdown lunacy Garry gets up to—is a warmly ingratiating performer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

He would begin a performance with Glass at the piano, bestowing an ingratiating quality of quiet pleasure on Ginsberg’s flowery imagery.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

He made the most of this connection, flying the Welsh flag and ingratiating himself with locals, who fell for the charms of "this lovely man".

From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025

Thus far, he seems to have done a terrible job of ingratiating himself to others: Most recently, the office’s top criminal prosecutor resigned rather than follow his allegedly improper orders.

From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2025

“I’ll bring this ÁguaViva box,” I say, with an ingratiating smile.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman