embroiled
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Shortly after becoming prime minister in 2024, Sir Keir Starmer became embroiled in a row over the gifts he had accepted including tickets to a Taylor Swift concert and thousands of pounds for clothes.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Today, though, the discipline is embroiled in an ideological and existential battle of its own, one that is increasingly public and, at least in part, of its own making.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Coincidentally, Harper became embroiled in that lawsuit, in which the plaintiffs pointed to images of Harper’s face on the DraftKings app as evidence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
For the past three years, the hedge-fund titan—famed for his bet against the U.S. housing market—has been embroiled in a drawn-out legal fight with his longtime business partner on the island.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Everyone seems to know everyone else, embroiled in conversations that are impossible to join.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
