How to Use interlace in a Sentence

interlace

verb
  • The vines interlaced with each other.
  • Interlace the branches and bend them into a circle.
  • Their arms were interlaced, their joyous faces turned to the sun.
    — Edie Littlefield Sundby, WSJ, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Use the palm of each hand to rub the back of the other hand, interlacing fingers.
    — oregonlive, 5 Mar. 2020
  • Drive around the city, and the green line on the screen will start interlacing into useless shapes.
    — Andrew Keh, New York Times, 12 July 2018
  • The pull between faith and apostasy has interlaced his movie roles.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Then, move your hands forward and interlace your fingers (except for your pinkies).
    — Alexa Tucker, SELF, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Raise your hands in the air, interlace your fingers, then bend forward so your chest is on your knees and your hands touch the floor.
    — Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Their spines and femurs were interlaced, a sign that bodies had been dumped one upon the other.
    — Constant Méheut Samuel Aranda, New York Times, 18 July 2023
  • Your hands can be interlaced behind your head, or folded under the small of your back to protect your spine.
    — SELF, 30 Dec. 2018
  • Gently interlace your fingers behind your head to support your head and neck.
    — Lauren Roxburgh, chicagotribune.com, 9 May 2017
  • That would only work, however, if the trees don’t interlace with other trees, a roof or a fence, etc.
    — Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 12 Mar. 2020
  • Crocodiles on the other hand flash a toothy grin with their top and bottom teeth interlacing.
    — Nicholas St. Fleur, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2018
  • For this back stretch, interlace your fingers behind your lower back with your palms together.
    — Jessica Fecteau, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2017
  • After a few swings to open up, touch your fingertips together at the back of the stretch or gently interlace them.
    — Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 19 May 2020
  • So there is an interlacing network of problems that compound each other.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 June 2023
  • In one, Gomez and Blanco interlace their hands, showing off their wedding bands.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Think about interlacing your fingers together—the closer your hands get to each other, the tighter the weave is.
    — Alexa Tucker, SELF, 10 Feb. 2018
  • But in the distance above, a high-country basin shone emerald, interlaced with meandering creeks and ponds.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2020
  • When Shauna emerges from her stall, keys interlaced protectively in her fingers, a phone starts to ring.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Deliberately, l avert my gaze as thick woody fingers interlace like calloused hands in prayer.
    — Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Each bite is a matrix of muscle and fat cells, interlaced with blood vessels and enrobed by connective tissue.
    — Natalie R. Rubio, The Conversation, 5 July 2019
  • Bring your forearms down to the mat, elbows underneath your shoulders, and fingers interlaced.
    — Shauna Harrison, SELF, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Sitting Chest Stretch Stand tall, with fingers interlaced behind your back and near your butt.
    — Rozalynn S. Frazier, Health.com, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Semira is adept at knowing when to interlace perfect concert call-and-response moments into their rhymes.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2024
  • And for the American people, that's a moment that's clearly interlaced with fear.
    — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2017
  • Reach behind you with both arms outstretched until your hands meet, and then interlace your fingers and squeeze your shoulder blades together.
    — Adrienne Jordan, GQ, 12 Mar. 2018
  • The top featured an interlacing satin design, while the black taffeta skirt followed a sheath silhouette.
    — Chiara Kim, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Cords on the dress enchantingly interlace together to make a net that captures people’s hearts.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 3 June 2021
  • There, her features flashed with high-beam brilliance, whether sitting in the solo hot seat or interlacing with Garcia in a duet.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025

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