How to Use ingrained in a Sentence

ingrained

adjective
  • These attitudes are very deeply ingrained in the culture.
  • Those words, the book titles, and R.L. Stine’s name were sort of ingrained in our minds.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The details of each are ingrained in his mind, even more than a decade later.
    Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2021
  • The heat is deeply ingrained in the walls and atmosphere, inescapable to all those who come here.
    Richard Quest, CNN, 8 May 2023
  • In the Handbook of The Working Adult, the two-week rule is as ingrained as the ban on tuna fish lunches.
    Diego Wyatt, Good Housekeeping, 6 June 2021
  • The shoemakers have always been deeply ingrained in the sport.
    oregonlive, 14 July 2022
  • Google also has the deeply ingrained behavior of the masses to fall back on.
    Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The tech is so ingrained that even memory loss can’t take it away.
    Vince Guerrieri, Popular Mechanics, 6 May 2021
  • The buffet takes most of the ingrained fears and behaviors of the pandemic and turns them on their heads.
    Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2021
  • The crux of the issue lies in the deeply ingrained belief that constant hustle is the only growth path.
    John Jarosz, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • And the idea of aperitivo, the French apéro, is so ingrained in my culture.
    Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2021
  • The Bengals are ingrained in your identity and a source of pride and self-esteem.
    The Enquirer, 19 Feb. 2022
  • The features of that firmly ingrained culture are well known.
    Neil Gross, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2023
  • The idea is that all the advance work will become so ingrained that instinct takes over during the shoot.
    New York Times, 5 Feb. 2021
  • The food courts have gained a cult-like following over the years and become ingrained in pop culture.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 8 Apr. 2021
  • Alexa remains too ingrained within the Amazon brand to fade into the night.
    Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2022
  • And maybe this is just ingrained in me, but that’s what was told to us: Outsiders have bad intentions.
    The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The parish is deeply ingrained into their lives and families.
    Rick Rojas, BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022
  • First, there is often a tendency to get mired and deeply ingrained in your life’s work.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 June 2022
  • There’s a lot of stuff you get told, that gets really ingrained into you, that’s not true.
    Quanta Magazine, 14 Apr. 2021
  • At this point, in the social-media age, it’s become ingrained into the game.
    Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Durk and Von had an ingrained chemistry that stemmed from growing up in the same neighborhood.
    Dewayne Gage, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2022
  • After all, meat is deeply ingrained in many cultures, as is dairy.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022
  • In his hands, one of Bach’s most ingrained works became a thing of delight and discovery.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024
  • But odds are that a guy who would stay with a Jane despite all the problems has a more ingrained self-destructive streak in him.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The disparity in health is deeply rooted and many of the practices and beliefs are ingrained.
    Andrea Palmer, Forbes, 5 July 2022
  • Tovar explains these styles evolve for many reasons, and some are deeply ingrained in us over time.
    Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Overall, tipping remains ingrained in the US, and arguably has spread to more services, in part due to the rise of cashless apps.
    Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 4 May 2022
  • With their conventional thinking and ingrained momlike ways, Katie and Christina have invaded Rachel’s space and cramped her style.
    Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 6 Sep. 2024
  • While Nolan has taken charge of day-to-day operations, Scott’s vision of affordable luxury is still very much ingrained in the culture of the company, which sells many of its products for under $100.
    Natalie McCormick, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024

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