How to Use embroil in a Sentence

embroil

verb
  • The new drug has been embroiled in controversy.
  • His stand on this issue has embroiled him in controversy.
  • They were embroiled in a complicated lawsuit.
  • Since then, the agency has been embroiled in chaos and staffing cuts.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
  • They’re embroiled in a cutting thriller.
    — Adam Graham, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Spain, embroiled in civil war, did not enter.
    — Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The two rappers have been embroiled in a rap beef since earlier this year.
    — Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 5 July 2024
  • The charges are not the first time Molzan has been embroiled in a legal scandal.
    — Robert Downen, Houston Chronicle, 7 Apr. 2018
  • Bell has been embroiled in controversy over the past few years.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The lawsuit is one of many in which Ye’s been embroiled in recent years.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • They have been embroiled in a contentious divorce and child custody case for the past two years.
    — Dave Altimari, courant.com, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Boo-hoo, the poor Cubs, embroiled in decades of sub-standard baseball.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2018
  • For Cloobeck, this isn’t the first time a romance has been embroiled in scandal.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • Duma has been embroiled in a quite a few controversies in the past year.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Apr. 2019
  • And that land is part of a larger plot embroiled in a zoning battle brought by Frank.
    — Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 10 Mar. 2020
  • Prince was off-duty when he became embroiled in a road rage incident that led to the charges.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • This isn’t the first time that Perry has been embroiled in a legal battle over a home.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The sport couldn’t afford for Ohtani to be embroiled in a gambling scandal.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
  • And now, his poor former flame is embroiled in the whole situation.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Now, the new law comes while the state is embroiled in a divisive culture war over trans athletes in girls' sports.
    — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Trump has been embroiled in the fallout from Daniels’ interview.
    — Skyler Swisher, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 Apr. 2018
  • By the end of the play, the plot is embroiled in a domestic nightmare involving a gun.
    — David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 12 Apr. 2018
  • This team struggled last season and is embroiled in a gambling scandal at the moment.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2023
  • She and Fotis were embroiled in a nasty divorce and custody battle at the time.
    — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The project remains embroiled in legal battles.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 7 May 2026
  • Both clubs start this week in their home ballparks, where their records are better, but remain embroiled in bad losing streaks.
    — Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Durov, who was born in Russia, is embroiled in a legal battle in France.
    — David Ingram, NBC news, 20 May 2025
  • Airlines are embroiled in a fare war, with the number of seats on transcontinental routes at an all-time high.
    — Scott McCartney, WSJ, 8 May 2019
  • He gets chased by cops, swindles the wrong ping-pong goobers and becomes embroiled in a canine extortion scheme.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Hoffman of late has been embroiled in some controversy.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 June 2026

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