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ingrate

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

Even if doing so served only to save an ingrate from herself.

From Washington Post Oct. 23, 2022

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

Then he’ll look around for more before disappearing, like the ingrate that he is, back into his foul and riled depths.

From The Guardian Jul. 25, 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

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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