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
Recent Examples on the Web
As the preview photos suggest, Harry is seen with Prudence Featherington entwined in his arms (a new budding romance perhaps?).
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James Mercadante and Stephanie Kaloi, EW.com, 11 May 2024
The nonprofit has pushed those limits by entwining itself with only one faction of American politics.
—David A. Fahrenthold, New York Times, 6 May 2024
As a unit, August Moon doesn’t have much of an essential narrative thread in the film outside of Galitzine’s character, which points to why the music is entwined so closely with his individual experience.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2024
From solitary travelers finding solace to lovers entwined in intimate whispers, each vignette reflects facets of human existence.
—Billboard China, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024
Seavey's family history is deeply entwined with the Iditarod.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
Our existence, our battles, activism, and achievements are deeply entwined with politics.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2024
Over the past 100 years, the Walt Disney Company has entwined itself with our families, memories and personal histories.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 24 Feb. 2024
Kōichi is not just a cipher who exists to move the narrative along; his personal guilt and sense of hopelessness about Japan’s future are successfully entwined with the wider destruction being wrought by the monster.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2024
James Mercadante and Stephanie Kaloi, EW.com, 11 May 2024
The nonprofit has pushed those limits by entwining itself with only one faction of American politics.
—David A. Fahrenthold, New York Times, 6 May 2024
As a unit, August Moon doesn’t have much of an essential narrative thread in the film outside of Galitzine’s character, which points to why the music is entwined so closely with his individual experience.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 May 2024
From solitary travelers finding solace to lovers entwined in intimate whispers, each vignette reflects facets of human existence.
—Billboard China, Billboard, 6 Mar. 2024
Seavey's family history is deeply entwined with the Iditarod.
—CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
Our existence, our battles, activism, and achievements are deeply entwined with politics.
—Caterina De Biasio, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2024
Over the past 100 years, the Walt Disney Company has entwined itself with our families, memories and personal histories.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 24 Feb. 2024
Kōichi is not just a cipher who exists to move the narrative along; his personal guilt and sense of hopelessness about Japan’s future are successfully entwined with the wider destruction being wrought by the monster.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Entwine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entwine. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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en·twine
in-ˈtwīn 
: to twine together or around
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