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  1. Engrained

    of Engrain

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  1. grenadine

  2. endearing

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of engrained in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of engrained in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of engrained in a Sentence

  1. Commander Shikaki:

    ISIS is not over, the military pressure from them is ending, but the fundamental war is eradicating the ideology that has been engrained here for years. The ideology is harder to fight.

  2. Jacquelyn Wiersma-Mosley:

    The silence by players and the league allow violence to continue, particularly in high risk all-male groups where group loyalty is engrained, instead the league should empower players to speak out as active bystanders and allies in the prevention of violence.

  3. Isaac Bryan:

    That history is engrained in our law enforcement.

  4. Daniel Auble:

    These are things that happen to every administration, really, the last several presidents have made a point of shining a light on the fact they were trying to keep lobbyists out of their administration and to some extent failed – and we have these examples – illustrates how engrained lobbyists are in the policymaking of Washington.

  5. Kirstin Houser:

    There are just too many bells and whistles on the steering column, either to push, pull, scroll, hold down, release, etc. By the time I remember which one to use, there's already a row of cars behind me honking to park my car, safe driving, and also understanding the general mechanics of a car, are so engrained in the way we drive that it's hard to separate that and allow our car to make those judgments.

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