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Granted, my situation was minor compared to that of people whose lives were embroiled with children, finances, real estate. — Abby Ellin, Marie Claire, "I Almost Married a Con Man," 8 Jan. 2019 At the same time, Turkey was embroiled in a spat with Saudi Arabia over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist who had been critical of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. — Vivian Salama, WSJ, "John Bolton, in Turkey, Set to Navigate Tough Diplomatic Terrain," 7 Jan. 2019 The year after Kavanaugh graduated, the fraternity was embroiled in racial controversy after a black sophomore said he was barred from a party at DKE’s new off-campus house because of his race. — Alanna Durkin Richer, The Seattle Times, "At Yale, Kavanaugh stayed out of debates at a time of many," 28 Aug. 2018 Michael Sanchez, the brother of Jeff Bezos's girlfriend Lauren Sanchez, has become embroiled in Bezos’s National Enquirer scandal. — Liz Cantrell, Town & Country, "Jeff Bezos Considered Buying the National Enquirer's Parent Company After Photo Leak," 14 Feb. 2019 Kemp, who until last week was still the Secretary of State in Georgia, tasked with overseeing the elections — including his own — has been embroiled in allegations of voter suppression, scrutiny from voting rights groups. — Tara Golshan, Vox, "The races that still haven’t been called in Arizona, Florida, and Georgia, explained," 12 Nov. 2018 While most other member-states ratified the treaty, France, embroiled in a bloody colonial war in Vietnam, kept holding out. — Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, "Is Europe Ready to Defend Itself?," 4 Jan. 2019 Nas doesn’t address Kelis’ abuse allegations Forget Kanye's controversial tweets -- Nas has been the one embroiled in controversy lately. — Andreas Hale, Billboard, "5 Things We Learned from Nas' New Kanye-Produced Album 'Nasir'," 15 June 2018 The national controversy embroiling Sinclair Broadcast Group seeped into the Maryland race for governor Tuesday as a Democratic candidate suggested politicians boycott the company’s four stations broadcasting in the state. — Erin Cox, baltimoresun.com, "Democratic candidate for Maryland governor vows to avoid advertising on Sinclair stations," 3 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'embroil.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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