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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are ingrained in" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is deeply embedded or firmly established within a person, culture, or system.
Example: "The values of honesty and integrity are ingrained in our company culture."
Alternatives: "are embedded in" or "are entrenched in".
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are ingrained in
adjective
Being an element; present in the essence of a thing
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These sounds are ingrained in my memory.
"The alligators are ingrained in people's memories," he said.
The images are ingrained in our psyche now, but then they were new.
Here, he said, the services and programs are ingrained in their days.
They are ingrained in the "muscle memory" of dancers who teach them to a new generation.
These traits are ingrained in the national character and extend far beyond presidential elections.
Can you overcome prejudice and things that are ingrained in you?
The two parties are ingrained in the polarised, class-ridden contours of British society.
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Caution had been ingrained in his being.
"It's ingrained in us," he said.
It is ingrained in their culture.
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