Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Almost the best of modern inventions for inexpensive wall-coverings are found in what are called the ingrain papers. From Wordnik.com. [Principles of Home Decoration With Practical Examples] Reference
It's his business deals that ingrain this instinct. From Wordnik.com. [40 Minutes] Reference
Some skills take time to ingrain enough to use well. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2010-05-01] Reference
The company makes ingrain, Brussels, and Wilton carpets. From Wordnik.com. [The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1884] Reference
I hit thousand of balls working to ingrain the basic strokes. From Wordnik.com. [Susan Harrow: Aikido Test Jitters: The Body Doesn't Obey] Reference
Two, is to ingrain in all of us the lessons learned from Vietnam. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 22, 2002] Reference
Work beyond the sterotypes, don't ingrain them into kids even more!. From Wordnik.com. [Virginia school separates students by gender] Reference
A good velvet carpet will last just twice as long as an ingrain one. From Wordnik.com. [Fred Fearnot's New Ranch and How He and Terry Managed It] Reference
I never have an ingrain carpet in my house, -- not even on the chambers. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 77, March, 1864] Reference
"Yet, good as the chance is, it costs just twice as much as an ingrain.". From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864] Reference
How did such a cutesy habit sneak up on me and ingrain itself so easily?. From Wordnik.com. [Musings of a Drunken Monk: August 2005 Archives] Reference
For Team Davis, this will surely ingrain those worriesthat I mentioned earlier. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
Perhaps worse, as repetition can just as easily ingrain a bad habit as a good one. From Wordnik.com. [Wanna Get Good at Something? | Motivational Humor from the Motivational Smart Ass!] Reference
On the floor was an old ingrain carpet full of patches and spattered with ink stains. From Wordnik.com. [The Redemption of David Corson] Reference
It would help us to ingrain in people the notion that you can't quit after high school. From Wordnik.com. [President At Central Piedmont Com College Charlotte] Reference
We have expended considerable resources to ingrain in our employees core values and ethics. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 16, 2001] Reference
And they can be an easy and effective way to ingrain the eco-friendly mission of a workplace. From Wordnik.com. [Workers Get Incentives to Live Greener] Reference
It takes long time and much experience to ingrain political habits of steadiness and efficiency. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference
She wanted to select coarse ingrain carpets, saying that fine carpets were not needed on a ranch. From Wordnik.com. [Fred Fearnot's New Ranch and How He and Terry Managed It] Reference
Just wanted to 'bookmark' as it were, once again ... how ingrain and complicated the issue is. From Wordnik.com. [ugotsoul Diary Entry] Reference
Or it might just be that every new habit takes a bit of time to ingrain itself into our conscious. From Wordnik.com. [How strange it feels to call a woman a ‘woman’ « Digital immigrant] Reference
Every time we miss an opportunity for change, we further ingrain our old baggage, habits, and emotions. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Jim Taylor: New Year's Resolutions: Why They Don't Stick] Reference
CLAY WALKER, SIMULATION TECHNICIAN: We want to ingrain in them when they see it it's an automatic reaction. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 7, 2006] Reference
CLAY WALKER, SIMULATION TECHNICIAN: We want to ingrain in them when they see it, it's an automatic reaction. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 7, 2006] Reference
There were ingrain carpets on the floor and old-fashioned mahogany furniture -- the real thing, not reproductions. From Wordnik.com. [How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl] Reference
"And you are not sure that the effect of it, after you get it down, will be as good as a well-chosen ingrain one.". From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864] Reference
The time to ingrain them in children is before kindergarten, but not all families possess the wherewithal to do so. From Wordnik.com. [J.B. Pritzker: Only Kids Can Fix This Economy] Reference
The new ingrain carpets, with their pretty designs and bright colors, are very fashionable for rooms that are much used. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference
We had plenty of bedding and about sixty yards of ingrain carpet that was used as a partition in our house for a long time. From Wordnik.com. [Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History] Reference
Loyal a gentleman whose true politeness is ingrain, and confirmation of whose word by his bond you would blush to think of. From Wordnik.com. [Reprinted Pieces] Reference
At small companies especially, green benefits can be an easy and effective way to ingrain a workplace's eco-friendly mission. From Wordnik.com. [Workers Get Incentives to Live Greener] Reference
Growing up with a parent in the media can do two things: first, it can expose a child to people and stories that ingrain in. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Matlack: Take the Manhood Quiz] Reference
I've got a bracelet, too, from Sergeant - from the mother of Sergeant Ryan David Jopeck (ph), given to me ingrain bin green bay. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 26, 2008] Reference
Brussels in the parlor and that old mean-looking ingrain carpet in the hall did not seem exactly the thing; and, in fact, you know, mamma. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864] Reference
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