imbroglios

plural of imbroglio

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of imbroglios The dozens of lawsuits that followed had been entangled in legal imbroglios about how to interpret the untested law. Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025 These people online have also said that the Owens family has long lived way beyond their means, while Ronn Owens and Jan Black should take responsibility for enabling their daughter’s costly legal imbroglios with these different men, who also have faced harm to their reputations in the process. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imbroglios
Noun
  • King Charles' younger son initiated the litigation in October 2019, signaling a shift in his approach to the British press — a stark departure from the royal family’s historic restraint regarding media disputes.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The lawsuit follows a series of high-profile disputes over how the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its subagency FEMA distribute homeland security grants.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Hubert Mazur, Ray Collins and Jocelyne Robledo were also detained at the protests after engaging in physical altercations with federal officers, according to the court documents.
    Mason Leath, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Across Jefferson County Public Schools, the ban is being credited for an uptick in library books being checked out, an increase in student participation and a decrease in altercations.
    Krista Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Will Lazarus have the stomach for uncomfortable political speech controversies that come with running an ideological media company like MSNBC?
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 28 Sep. 2025
  • The former football star played just two seasons in the NFL before his off-the-field controversies like drug use and domestic violence accusations portrayed him as a liability to teams.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Bedtime conversations, small disagreements at the dinner table, or how respect is shown within the family all provide practice in empathy and fairness.
    Alex Shoemaker, Parents, 26 Sep. 2025
  • As Shetty noted during the podcast, Rowling also implied in a March 2025 X post that her disagreements with Watson and Radcliffe have negatively impacted her impression of the Potter films.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, lovers’ quarrels or difficulty dealing with children (hissy fits or meltdowns) might occur.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Fraternal security Gulf states have had significant internal quarrels over the years but remain bound by mutual defense treaties signed decades ago.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Burnett remembers volcanic fights between Mae and Louise, who would accuse Mae of trying to turn Burnett against her.
    Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Including preliminary fights, the event ran for nearly six hours.
    Matt Moret, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Both sides will submit fuller legal arguments and the Department of Homeland Security may be ordered to produce its internal decision record.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Augustine rose quickly, dazzling as a public advocate, trading arguments with Christians and skeptics alike.
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Mercury’s retrograde ends on the 7th and will help clear up any misunderstandings or mental fog that have kept you stuck in the wrong dynamics for too long.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Three couples take turns renting a Buenos Aires flat to briefly escape their lives, only to spark jealousy, regrets and misunderstandings.
    Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025

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“Imbroglios.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imbroglios. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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