entwined; entwining; entwines
: to twine together or around
: to become twisted or twined
Synonyms
Examples of entwine in a Sentence
The snake entwined itself around the branch.
marveled at how the vines had delicately and intricately entwined themselves on the trellis
Recent Examples on the Web
From solitary travelers finding solace to lovers entwined in intimate whispers, each vignette reflects facets of human existence.
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Billboard China, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024
Seavey's family history is deeply entwined with the Iditarod.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
Our existence, our battles, activism, and achievements are deeply entwined with politics.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2024
Over the past 100 years, the Walt Disney Company has entwined itself with our families, memories and personal histories.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 24 Feb. 2024
Kōichi is not just a cipher who exists to move the narrative along; his personal guilt and sense of hopelessness about Japan’s future are successfully entwined with the wider destruction being wrought by the monster.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2024
Related Articles Pop culture and politics have long been entwined.
—Melissa Goldin, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2024
The story entwines the fate of the aristocratic Paul Atreides with the indigenous Fremen, whose harsh desert life style and religious prophecies set the scene for ecological challenges and epic political face-offs.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2024
In a complicating twist, that decision would be left to County Executive James Williams, whose previous job as head of the County Counsel’s office entwined him with the mission of keeping troubled families together.
—Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024
Billboard China, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024
Seavey's family history is deeply entwined with the Iditarod.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
Our existence, our battles, activism, and achievements are deeply entwined with politics.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2024
Over the past 100 years, the Walt Disney Company has entwined itself with our families, memories and personal histories.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 24 Feb. 2024
Kōichi is not just a cipher who exists to move the narrative along; his personal guilt and sense of hopelessness about Japan’s future are successfully entwined with the wider destruction being wrought by the monster.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2024
Related Articles Pop culture and politics have long been entwined.
—Melissa Goldin, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2024
The story entwines the fate of the aristocratic Paul Atreides with the indigenous Fremen, whose harsh desert life style and religious prophecies set the scene for ecological challenges and epic political face-offs.
—Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2024
In a complicating twist, that decision would be left to County Executive James Williams, whose previous job as head of the County Counsel’s office entwined him with the mission of keeping troubled families together.
—Scooty Nickerson, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Entwine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entwine. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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en·twine
in-ˈtwīn 
: to twine together or around
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