entwined; entwining; entwines
: to twine together or around
: to become twisted or twined
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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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With increasing agitation, Estela relates the family’s dark dramas and her own mounting feelings of detachment, creating an outsider’s portrait of bourgeois unravelling, deftly entwined with reflections on class and oppression.
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The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Brain imaging and other techniques have teased out the neurological pathways entwining trauma with addiction.
—Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
The radical space of experimental metaphysics expands to entwine all three of them.
—Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2024
In the aftermath of their loss, Peter struggles to balance relationships with two different women and Ivan becomes entwined with an older woman.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
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The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Brain imaging and other techniques have teased out the neurological pathways entwining trauma with addiction.
—Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
The radical space of experimental metaphysics expands to entwine all three of them.
—Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2024
In the aftermath of their loss, Peter struggles to balance relationships with two different women and Ivan becomes entwined with an older woman.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
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 22 Oct. 2024.
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entwine
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en·twine
in-ˈtwīn 
: to twine together or around
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