intrench

Example Sentences

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“We face a generational catastrophe that would undermine decades of progress and exacerbate intrenched inequalities,” he said, warning of “deeply concerning” knock-on effects on child nutrition, child marriage and gender equality.

From The Guardian

“This is a good example of a larger issue of how intrenched bureaucracies have an inclination to resist changes or issues they are uncomfortable with,” he said.

From Washington Times

“Somehow this low-fat milk has become so intrenched in the nutritional psyche, it persists despite the absence of evidence,” he says.

From Time

Now, of all matters under the sun the weather was the deepest intrenched in superstition and hearsay.

From Project Gutenberg

The second blow was the loss of hospital stores, intrenching tools, army baggage, private papers, &c.

From Project Gutenberg