entwined; entwining; entwines
: to twine together or around
: to become twisted or twined
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
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Smell is deeply entwined with taste: Taste buds provide us with broad experiences such as salty, spicy and sweet flavors, while the nuances of a caprese salad with balsamic glaze come from the nose.
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 3 July 2025
The book’s a meld of true crime, memoir and social commentary, but with a mission: to shock readers into a deeper understanding of the American Nightmare, ecological devastation entwined with senseless sadism.
—Hamilton Cain, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
With the government’s tentacles entwined across the economy—$2.1 trillion in annual regulatory costs is more than the entire nominal federal budget was not so many years ago—there is plenty room for far more streamlining than just reversing Biden-era rules.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The symmetry serves as a reflection of how deeply tennis and motherhood are entwined in the arc of her life, shaping her identity and fueling her game.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
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Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 3 July 2025
The book’s a meld of true crime, memoir and social commentary, but with a mission: to shock readers into a deeper understanding of the American Nightmare, ecological devastation entwined with senseless sadism.
—Hamilton Cain, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
With the government’s tentacles entwined across the economy—$2.1 trillion in annual regulatory costs is more than the entire nominal federal budget was not so many years ago—there is plenty room for far more streamlining than just reversing Biden-era rules.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
The symmetry serves as a reflection of how deeply tennis and motherhood are entwined in the arc of her life, shaping her identity and fueling her game.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for entwine
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“Entwine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entwine. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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entwine
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en·twine
in-ˈtwīn 
: to twine together or around
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