INGRAINED in a Sentence

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1. The belief that one should work hard is ingrained in our culture.
2. The day the US company announced its exit would be forever ingrained in the local psyche.
3. Try as they would, the missionaries were unable to uproot the ingrained superstitions of the natives.
4. His importance as son of Sir Geoffrey, and child of Wragby, was so ingrained in him, he could never escape it.

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 Meanings and Examples of INGRAINED
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ingrained
 a.  deeply established; firmly rooted
Classic Sentence:
1  His importance as son of Sir Geoffrey, and child of Wragby, was so ingrained in him, he could never escape it.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
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Example Sentence:
1  If we feel distress when we kill an in-game opponent, it may be because it violates our ingrained sense of morality; we know killing is bad, even when it's virtual.
2  Try as they would, the missionaries were unable to uproot the ingrained superstitions of the natives.
3  This year, following the fall of one of the festival's most high-profile regulars, Harvey Weinstein, the event's ingrained sexism was scrutinised and criticised more intently than ever.
4  The day the US company announced its exit would be forever ingrained in the local psyche.
5  The belief that one should work hard is ingrained in our culture.