variants
or less commonly immesh
enmeshed also immeshed; enmeshing also immeshing; enmeshes also immeshes
: to catch or entangle in or as if in meshes
deeply enmeshed in the plot
Examples of enmesh in a Sentence
soon after Eli Whitney had invented it, others copied his cotton gin, and he spent the rest of his life enmeshed in lawsuits trying to protect his invention
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Lam advocates for a broad reintroduction of discretion, through which people enmeshed in bureaucracies would be given more room to make individual decisions.
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
As Stewart makes clear, conjuring has been enmeshed in American life for centuries.
—Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
In addition, crucial societal and business-minded tradeoffs are fully enmeshed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
According to PwC, only 19% of younger fans watched an entire game when at home, and usually are enmeshed in another activity at the same time.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2025
As Stewart makes clear, conjuring has been enmeshed in American life for centuries.
—Danielle Amir Jackson, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
In addition, crucial societal and business-minded tradeoffs are fully enmeshed.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
According to PwC, only 19% of younger fans watched an entire game when at home, and usually are enmeshed in another activity at the same time.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for enmesh
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“Enmesh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enmesh. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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enmesh
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en·mesh
in-ˈmesh 
: to entangle in or as if in meshes
was enmeshed in a series of disputes
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