How to Use entwine in a Sentence

entwine

verb
  • The snake entwined itself around the branch.
  • But it was entwined in a bundle of filthy rags and overlooked.
    — National Geographic, 18 Feb. 2016
  • The work entwined her faith with her skills as an end-of-life caregiver.
    — Bonnie L. Cook, Philly.com, 12 Sep. 2017
  • That tight bear hug eight weeks ago is now entwined with some of the most hellish aspects of this war.
    — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Or that those things are somehow entwined or something?
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Alcohol can feel deeply entwined in our lives.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
  • But of course those two sides were entwined, like Ginger and the creep who beat her.
    — Elisabeth Egan, chicagotribune.com, 10 June 2017
  • Their stories entwine through two crimes, secrets, a slice of land, and love.
    — Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
  • But entwined is a indictment of how far the rest of us may have fallen.
    — Thomas Page, CNN, 7 Feb. 2020
  • All are classic of a hefeweizen, but here they are flawlessly entwined.
    — Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2018
  • The two issues have become entwined in last-minute horse-trading.
    — Dylan Scott, Vox, 8 May 2024
  • Each of us is fundamentally entwined with the world and with those around us.
    — Lisa Wells, Harper’s Magazine , 13 Mar. 2023
  • The club has also been entwined with rap and food culture in Atlanta.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The case became entwined in a power struggle between the two men.
    — Norimitsu Onishi, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • It's entwined with the town the way car production is with Detroit.
    — Michael Hill, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2024
  • It’s entwined with the town the way car production is with Detroit.
    — Michael Hill, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Lopez rushed forward with an overhand right to the officer's head and the two soon were entwined.
    — David J. Neal, miamiherald, 18 Apr. 2018
  • These are movies that entwine craftsmanship and spirit.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
  • How can this woman free herself of the pain and shame that have entwined themselves in her identity?
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2019
  • With help from light and heat, the gas rips off the electrons from the long polymer chains that entwine to form a plastic object.
    — Sarah Everts, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2016
  • In the north, the lives of the Ainu and their ancestors were closely entwined with the bears, their fiercer cousins.
    — Jude Isabella, Smithsonian, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Cyrus joins her for the chorus, their voices entwining, before taking the lead on the next verse.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2023
  • The dance and visual art worlds have become increasingly entwined over the past decade.
    — Siobhan Burke, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Joy and grief are tightly entwined, woven into the fabric of our lifestyle.
    — Leslie Hsu Oh, Outside, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Edward and Arthur clearly want different things out of life, but fate has entwined them.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Riley’s movies are entwined with—and, often, inspired by—music.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026
  • The two are smiling, arms entwined across each other's back, not knowing the fate that awaited that weekend.
    — Tom Green, AL.com, 29 June 2017
  • The Catholic Church has been deeply entwined with the Irish state for much of its history.
    — Kara Fox, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The longer the cords are entwined or compressed, the greater the risk of damage to the cords—and the greater the risk of death for one or both babies.
    — Pamela Prindle Fierro, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • Voters might have been more resistant if the project were to be more entwined in the community.
    — Alana Semuels, The Atlantic, 5 July 2017

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