How to Use intertwine in a Sentence
intertwine
verb- He's always telling stories in which the present and the past intertwine.
- His fate is intertwined with hers.
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Locals’ lives and the health of the reefs are intertwined.
—Fanni Szakal, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024
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The two seniors have been intertwined for the past four years.
—Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2020
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And then after that, the last phase was to intertwine them.
—Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Feb. 2021
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Over time, the tree roots will grow out and intertwine with the other plants’ roots.
—Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2020
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Though their paths intertwine and the world changes around them, their destinies are still the same.
—Kami Phillips, CNN Underscored, 4 Aug. 2020
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There are three writers on this, and, God knows, we’re all intertwined in terms of the page.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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Starting at the top of the tree, intertwine the lights on top of and under branches.
—Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 6 Nov. 2020
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Tess and Beth's lives intertwine, and war breaks out across the timeline.
—Emily Burack, Town & Country, 20 Mar. 2022
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And that spot is where two strangers' lives would intertwine.
—Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2021
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There are arms crossed, fingers intertwined, and show notes waved in the air.
—Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Feb. 2023
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The United States and China — the world’s two largest economies — are intertwined.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
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Too many in his own tribe are too intertwined with the Taliban.
—Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
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And in the northern and southern parts of the US, our grids intertwine with those run by our neighbors.
—Matt Simon, Wired, 25 Feb. 2021
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All of those things are intertwined and sometimes get torn.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 21 May 2025
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Their lives were intertwined by war, the siege of Leningrad, and 40 years as friends working in the same factory.
—National Geographic, 6 May 2020
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The Sky’s entire success is intertwined with the growth of Cardoso and Reese.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
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The trio has been intertwined for some time now in their separate ways.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2024
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Those factors are intertwined, and their scope spans a decade.
—Mike Sielski, Philly.com, 29 June 2018
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Data from years past shows heat deaths are intertwined with the opioid and housing crises in the Phoenix area.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 19 July 2023
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In any case, their paths are intertwined, just as old Dolores liked to say, and as of now, that path is leading them both to the Mesa.
—refinery29.com, 28 May 2018
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How have you guys been able to intertwine the worlds of rap and fashion so easily?
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 9 Mar. 2022
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The liquid portion of the sealant escapes, but the fibers and binders build up and intertwine to form a flexible plug.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 6 Sep. 2019
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Portraying both in the same frame shows how deeply our fates are intertwined.
—Nell Lewis, CNN, 29 Mar. 2023
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Bidwill and football were as intertwined as strands of DNA, but the sport didn’t define the man, who died on Wednesday at the age of 88.
—Kent Somers, azcentral, 2 Oct. 2019
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The liquid portion of the sealant escapes, but the fibers and binders build up and intertwine to form a flexible plug and seal the puncture.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 9 Sep. 2019
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All these people, whose livelihoods and jobs are intertwined with Barr, chose to walk away.
—Nick Bilton, The Hive, 1 June 2018
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Because the truth is simple: our fates are intertwined.
—Maria Revelles, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2025
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The world of the church was thoroughly intertwined with the world of elite Florentine society and, as a result, entangled in their petty power struggles as well.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 29 May 2025
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