How to Use inculcate in a Sentence

inculcate

verb
  • The teacher inculcated in her students the importance of good study habits.
  • But the greatest challenge may be the need to inculcate character.
    New York Times, 5 June 2018
  • Colleges these days aspire to inculcate ethics and morals as well as knowledge.
    Leslie Bienen, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Whatever it is called, the aim is to inculcate a galactic esprit de corps.
    The Economist, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Model it, teach it and inculcate it in your people as the template for daily life and interacting with customers.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Asking young Americans for a year of their time for their country would be a powerful way to inculcate that call to service.
    Editorial Board New York Times, Star Tribune, 4 May 2021
  • Many Presidents have used their bully pulpit to inculcate moral virtues.
    Rod Rosenstein, Time, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Schools exist to stifle freedom, and also to inculcate it, a dialectic that is the essence of true education.
    A.o. Scott, New York Times, 21 June 2023
  • Crimes in such areas were to be punished more harshly and public day care for toddlers made mandatory to inculcate Danish values.
    The Economist, 28 Nov. 2019
  • Organizations need to lean into actively recruiting women into the cloud to be able to build a strong workforce and inculcate growth.
    Geetika Tandon, Forbes, 7 June 2022
  • His father, Fred, inculcated his son with the unshakable belief that his own greatness would lead to enormous wealth.
    Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 25 June 2017
  • To lay a strong data foundation, the first step is to inculcate a strong data culture and align business requirements with data initiatives.
    Lokesh Anand, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The absence of meaningful legislation is rooted in a failure to inculcate civic virtues or transmit ancient wisdom to our children.
    Caleb Nunes, National Review, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Though a lot will depend on how Microsoft utilizes the platform and inculcate it with its existing solutions.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021
  • Schools and colleges have done an excellent job of inculcating a sense of community development in young minds.
    Taarini Kaur Dang, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • Their comedic chops inculcate his project with immersiveness that helps Lonestar Luchador feel like more than a playlist.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Advertisement Mathur asserts a need for behavioural change, which should be inculcated from a young age itself.
    Tazeen Qureshy, Quartz, 4 May 2023
  • The measure will help inculcate a sense of awareness among the higher income groups to utilise the appropriate amount of water and also bring in the knowledge that over-usage will invite additional charges.
    Niyati Seth, Quartz, 8 June 2022
  • The notion that Macbeth could apply his military skill to deposing the king is something that Macbeth’s wife is eager to inculcate.
    Mike Giuliano, baltimoresun.com, 13 June 2019
  • The perception that serving employees hurts the bottom line rather than fuels it, gets inculcated into future managers early on.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Taking responsibility for our health requires us to inculcate a growth mindset.
    Rittu Sinha, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
  • With ever-evolving cyber threats, digital literacy is a must-have skill that parents must acquire and inculcate in their kids.
    Sangeeta Tanwar, Quartz India, 6 June 2019
  • The single most important thing for any organization is to inculcate a culture of sturdy financial governance across ranks.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Khodorkovsky, we’re reminded, is not a saint, however much prison may have inculcated a saintly bearing.
    David Klion, The New Republic, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Those include a raucous free press to hold the powerful to account, schools and universities with a mandate to inculcate critical thinking in the young, and a rule of law in which individuals have inalienable rights.
    The Economist, 22 Aug. 2020
  • His parents were fiercely anti-tribal, Williams recalls, inculcating in him a comfort with standing apart.
    Carlos Lozada, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2019
  • Key to this new understanding of change is that our adaptability and responsiveness to anything that threatens the foundation of our existence can considerably shift us to inculcate a growth mindset.
    Ekta Vyas, Forbes, 5 May 2021
  • Over several decades, the fossil fuel lobby has effectively inculcated this idea.
    Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2023
  • However, ideas of the superiority of Western culture can do lifelong harm and inculcate hatred of one’s origins.
    New York Times, 7 Aug. 2020
  • Chapters should inculcate individual integrity in the face of collective pressures.
    WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022

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