ingrate
noun
in·grate
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Definition of ingrate
: an ungrateful person
Examples of ingrate in a Sentence
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Now hopefully some of you ingrates are going to make up for ruining my life by launching a GoFundMe page to pay my legal bills. — Rex Huppke, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Humboldt Park Lagoon gator delivers a final letter: ‘Dear jerks ...’," 15 July 2019 This form of rebellion journalism makes Martin seem an accusatory ingrate rather than an artist with a personal vision whose endeavors are worthy of respect. — Armond White, National Review, "The New York Times’ Black-Film Roundtable Ignores Black American Excellence," 10 July 2019 On Chinese social media, a heady narrative, fuelled by nationalism, has emerged of the Communist Party as a magnanimous matriarch beset by circumstances to give up her child and Hong Kong as its pampered ingrate. — Jiayang Fan, The New Yorker, "Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Backs Down, but the Protests Continue," 17 June 2019 The league rolls on despite half of the country thinking its players are unpatriotic ingrates, and despite a Commissioner Who Couldn't Shoot Straight seeming hapless and helpless to make anything better. — Greg Cote, miamiherald, "Hell Week: Why Roger Goodell's new NFL anthem-protest policy is blowing up in his face | Miami Herald," 25 May 2018 The president seems to divide aides into two groups: those loyal to their masters, and ingrates. — The Economist, "The party of law and order battles the G-Men," 1 Feb. 2018 Some of these ingrates that kneel at the national anthem. — Nancy Levine, SI.com, "Bruce Maxwell's Mother Speaks Out," 3 Oct. 2017 Outside of the Fake News or politically motivated ingrates,... — Margaret Talev, Bloomberg.com, "Trump Attacks 'Politically Motivated Ingrates' After Hurricane Maria," 2 Oct. 2017 Outside of the Fake News or politically motivated ingrates,... — Margaret Talev, Bloomberg.com, "Trump Attacks 'Politically Motivated Ingrates' After Hurricane Maria," 2 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ingrate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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ingrate
noun
English Language Learners Definition of ingrate
formal
: a person who does not show proper appreciation or thanks for something : an ungrateful person
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