embroil
verb
em·broil
im-ˈbrȯi(-ə)l 
embroiled; embroiling; embroils
1
: to throw into disorder or confusion
2
: to involve in conflict or difficulties
embroiled in controversy
Examples of embroil in a Sentence
His stand on this issue has embroiled him in controversy.
The new drug has been embroiled in controversy.
They were embroiled in a complicated lawsuit.
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Senate Republicans will likely have to deploy a rare procedural motion to shut down the filibuster, risking deepening fractures in a chamber that is already embroiled in bitter animosity.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
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Donna is the fifth person convicted of conspiring to murder Markel, 41, who was embroiled in a bitter custody dispute over his two sons with Donna’s daughter, Wendi Adelson.
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The ruling came after the university became embroiled in a controversy between two warring factions in the board of trustees over the legality of the appointment of McCormick as president.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Frigid relations For at least the past four years, Ben & Jerry’s and Unilever have been embroiled in a series of public disputes.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
Donna is the fifth person convicted of conspiring to murder Markel, 41, who was embroiled in a bitter custody dispute over his two sons with Donna’s daughter, Wendi Adelson.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The ruling came after the university became embroiled in a controversy between two warring factions in the board of trustees over the legality of the appointment of McCormick as president.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Embroil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embroil. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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embroil
verb
em·broil
im-ˈbrȯi(ə)l
1
: to throw into disorder or confusion
2
: to involve in conflict or difficulties
embroiled in a lawsuit
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