How to Use entail in a Sentence

entail

verb
  • He accepted the responsibility, with all that it entails.
  • Who even knows what that would entail?
    — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 20 Jan. 2026
  • What does this role entail day-to-day?
    — Zoya Hasan, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • But what changes does that entail?
    — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But what does that process entail?
    — Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • What does that mean to you, and what does that process entail?
    — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, 30 Mar. 2018
  • For those who haven’t seen the show, what does your role entail?
    — Raquelle Harris, Billboard, 22 Dec. 2022
  • This entails more than just switching the lights on or off.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
  • What kind of per-season salary would that entail?
    — Danny Leroux, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Just what those plans might entail is unclear.
    — Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • As for what those updates will entail?
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 8 June 2026
  • But, again, there aren’t any details about what that would entail.
    — Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, 12 Nov. 2018
  • What that would entail -- or if Democrats take that path -- is not yet clear.
    — Phil Mattingly, CNN, 23 Sep. 2021
  • But Ubisoft is also mighty clever about what these tasks entail.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Details about what the visit might entail are slim at this point.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 8 Apr. 2019
  • What should that response entail?
    — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Jan. 2026
  • These people show no awareness of what such a treaty would have to entail.
    — Isaac Chotiner, Slate Magazine, 22 Feb. 2017
  • The market wants a rebuild, and is savvy about what that entails.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Too bad the president doesn’t seem to know what that would entail.
    — Bloomberg.com, 12 Jan. 2018
  • This method could entail spurts of blood or violent death throes.
    — Jessica Camille Aguirre, New Yorker, 2 May 2026
  • And yet no one has come up with a cost for what even one slice of that massive job will entail.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2019
  • Details of what the threats entailed have not been made available.
    — Brianna Bradley, azcentral, 26 Apr. 2017
  • This would entail a 5/8ths of one-cent increase in the sales tax rate.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2019
  • Not much else is known about what the new model will entail, or when it will be released.
    — Sam Byford, The Verge, 26 July 2019
  • All of that said, fans couldn't help but begin guessing what the first episode will entail.
    — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 25 Sep. 2021
  • The first drop will entail women’s looks only.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
  • So what exactly does the deal entail?
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The practices and games are only a portion of what the job entails.
    — Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
  • No matter what someone’s day entails, a sturdy tote bag is sure to come in handy.
    — L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2025
  • This year’s rain delay game entailed coming up with the best mixed doubles teams.
    — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, 9 June 2019

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