variants
or less commonly immesh
enmeshed also immeshed; enmeshing also immeshing; enmeshes also immeshes
: to catch or entangle in or as if in meshes
deeply enmeshed in the plot
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Examples of enmesh in a Sentence
soon after Eli Whitney had invented it, others copied his cotton gin, and he spent the rest of his life enmeshed in lawsuits trying to protect his invention
Recent Examples on the Web
But for more than a decade, the former president has been enmeshed in a witness-tampering scandal in the country’s judicial system.
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Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
He’s enmeshed in a web of criminal cases and civil inquiries.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Republicans have quietly been positioning their most vulnerable members in this way, telling them that ending a program that has so quickly become enmeshed with day-to-day lives is a losing promise.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
The couple’s daughters stayed up past their bedtimes, dancing with the newlyweds and their friends, enmeshing themselves in the celebration.
—Andrew Zucker, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Pop culture figures and the industry that surround them have been enmeshed in political campaigns long before the duo some fans refer to as Swelce.
—Melissa Goldin, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2024
But Apple only sold about 4 million iPhones during that device’s first year on the market and now sells more than 200 million of them annually, so there is a history of what initially appears to be a niche product turning into something that becomes enmeshed in how people live and work.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2024
In fairness, that could hardly be blamed on their running mates, though both become enmeshed in controversies.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
Choosing among these maps is a legal matter for the court but enmeshed with politics.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2024
Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
He’s enmeshed in a web of criminal cases and civil inquiries.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Republicans have quietly been positioning their most vulnerable members in this way, telling them that ending a program that has so quickly become enmeshed with day-to-day lives is a losing promise.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Apr. 2024
The couple’s daughters stayed up past their bedtimes, dancing with the newlyweds and their friends, enmeshing themselves in the celebration.
—Andrew Zucker, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Pop culture figures and the industry that surround them have been enmeshed in political campaigns long before the duo some fans refer to as Swelce.
—Melissa Goldin, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2024
But Apple only sold about 4 million iPhones during that device’s first year on the market and now sells more than 200 million of them annually, so there is a history of what initially appears to be a niche product turning into something that becomes enmeshed in how people live and work.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2024
In fairness, that could hardly be blamed on their running mates, though both become enmeshed in controversies.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
Choosing among these maps is a legal matter for the court but enmeshed with politics.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2024
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enmesh
verb
en·mesh
in-ˈmesh 
: to entangle in or as if in meshes
was enmeshed in a series of disputes
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