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enmesh

[en-mesh] / ɛnˈmɛʃ /


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In some of the book’s finest moments, Sheff explores her creative emergence, particularly her brash efforts to enmesh herself with Fluxus, the international art movement that celebrated the act of performance for performance’s sake.

From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2025

Not all bills before the committee Monday sought to enmesh religion with education.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

Although her adventures eventually strain credulity, through her script — inspired by real events — Mihai manages to completely enmesh the viewer in a story that combines social drama with thriller, espionage and vigilante elements.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2022

That in turn would enmesh Israel in the unwanted drudgery of day-to-day governance, an outcome Israel wanted to avoid, he said.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2021

The wide-flung net will, sooner or later, enmesh F. He may be seen and recognised or, what is more likely, he will be betrayed by one of his associates.

From Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police by George Dilnot

Writing to our senses as well as the characters enmeshes the viewers in Jimmy’s world, but Odenkirk’s pathos-soaked scoundrel makes the show breathe and kick.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2017

But what happens when it becomes harder and harder to tell the two apart -- where every attempt at definition just enmeshes us further?

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2016

The Red Mass has generated criticism over the decades, in part for the extent to which it enmeshes the high court with church affairs, and some members of the Supreme Court also have their qualms.

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2015

These contrasting paint textures give the works a firm foothold in reality and reward up-close viewing, which enmeshes the eye in both their spatial paradoxes and everyday moods.

From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2012

This substance is like gelatine, so that it entangles or enmeshes the germ life and prevents it from passing through a filter.

From Electricity for Boys by James Slough Zerbe

Heder didn’t want to disrupt the schooling of her two young children, ages 10 and 12, and has become too enmeshed in the area to want to leave it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

These two countries are longtime military and strategic allies, with deeply enmeshed economies and several thousand miles of minimally guarded border.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

I get the sense it’s not that enmeshed now.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

Helping your mother figure out how she got into this mess is not tantamount to becoming emotionally enmeshed in her problems.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026

I wept as much for the glory of two voices so perfectly enmeshed as for the tragedy of the song.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

It is as much about enmeshing yourself — or your nation — into both the Western consciousness and the Western financial system as slapping “Dubai 2020 Expo” on some advertising boards.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2022

There come suggestions of shutting the world out, enmeshing the listener in the plush luxury of Rachmaninoff-like harmonies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2022

Your partner's actions push that one-to-one through a third person, erasing boundaries and enmeshing you all.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2021

For the actors, encountering and enmeshing with the community was an eye-opening experience.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2021

Some of the pieces were like glittering cobwebs enmeshing sparks of fire and drops of blood.

From Rainbow's End by Rex Ellingwood Beach




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