- present tense form of entail (3rd person singular).
entails
Example Sentences
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“We don’t know what all of that entails right now and that’s why a study is required to ask all of these questions and identify issues and potential possibilities.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
If state licensing boards loosen the grip that ABA accreditation has enjoyed for decades, innovative and technologically driven market entrants will create modern curricula that better reflect what the practice of law entails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank says there is "relatively little detail" about what Reform's plan entails.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
That’s what his seeming break with longevity actually entails: an overhaul of his life’s mission away from “lifemaxxing” toward more specific goals like curing the incurable.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2026
Creating a sound carpet entails taking a story and adding sound effects, leitmotifs, instruments, vocal sounds, body percussion, and actors and/or a narrator, in order to bring literature to life.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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