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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The platform was then embroiled in the Cambridge Analytica scandal and accused of allowing misinformation that skewed elections in the US and other western countries, and led to massacres in places like Myanmar.
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
But once widely respected, Giuliani has become a more divisive figure who has been embroiled in controversies and legal battles in recent years.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The new novel follows Tom Reece, James' father, a Navy SEAL embroiled in Vietnam War military operations in 1968.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
More than three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, two films premiering in the Venice Days sidebar of the Venice Film Festival explore a different conflict that embroiled the Kremlin decades ago — and, in the process, draw chilling parallels to events unfolding today.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
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Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2025
But once widely respected, Giuliani has become a more divisive figure who has been embroiled in controversies and legal battles in recent years.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
The new novel follows Tom Reece, James' father, a Navy SEAL embroiled in Vietnam War military operations in 1968.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2025
More than three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, two films premiering in the Venice Days sidebar of the Venice Film Festival explore a different conflict that embroiled the Kremlin decades ago — and, in the process, draw chilling parallels to events unfolding today.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Embroil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embroil. Accessed 10 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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