Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for interlace. Search instead for interlacu.
Definitions

interlace

[in-ter-leys, in-ter-leys] / ˌɪn tərˈleɪs, ˈɪn tərˌleɪs /


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.

See Examples For:

The trick, said Pennes, is to grow vegetables and fruits in separate raised beds and then interlace the remaining ground with native plants.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 8, 2025

While some propaganda is mendacious, the most effective propaganda will interlace carefully selected verifiable facts with emotional appeals.

From Salon Feb. 23, 2024

On their way out of a spider’s bottom, the protein building blocks in silk, called spidroins, fold themselves and interlace, creating a highly organized structure without guidance from any outside force.

From New York Times Nov. 4, 2020

The trio, which date to the 10th and 11th centuries, are adorned with crosses and Celtic interlace patterns similar to the ones seen on the stones inside the church.”

From Fox News Apr. 5, 2019

I step off to the side, standing in cave-darkness next to Jane, whose fingers interlace with mine.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan

Compositionally, they’re action-packed interlaces of figures and words: lyrics, rap group names, magical numbers, and place names spelled in Arabic, Chinese, English, Hindi, Spanish and Twi.

From New York Times Apr. 5, 2023

“Eat Your Mind” effectively interlaces Acker’s books with the events in her life.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2022

The record, which interlaces experimental production with Afro-Colombian musical roots, references in its name the 2015 Miss Universe pageant debacle, when Steve Harvey erroneously declared Miss Colombia the winner instead of Miss Philippines.

From Washington Post Apr. 6, 2022

The show’s creator, Terence Nance, interlaces the pieces within and across episodes, so that ideas bubble up and themes ooze into view with a jubilance of expression, even as he explores fear and grief.

From The New Yorker Dec. 7, 2018

Mrs. Gruver sits down and interlaces her hands.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

"Dao" depicts two interlaced events: a wedding near Paris and a funeral ceremony in Guinea-Bissau.

From Barron's Feb. 16, 2026

Gathering bits and pieces as rendered in English, the songs are remarkably conversational and down to earth, with humor and fragments of pop culture interlaced with poetic musings.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 11, 2025

The Phryges are red, white and blue to reflect France’s tri-colored flag and wear the gold Paris 2024 logo — including the Olympic symbol of five interlaced rings — on their chests.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2024

After a 34-32 loss to Utah on Saturday at the Coliseum, the Heisman-winning quarterback sat on the bench, interlaced his fingers and covered his eyes as Utah players flooded onto the field.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2023

I see that when we go underground the clean, dependable lines of the street plan are interlaced with a twisting, turning mess of tunnels.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

An interlacing of memoir and anecdote, it begins with the author as a young boy, growing up in Brooklyn, N.Y., left agog by the Bronx Zoo’s immersive Amazon exhibit.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 29, 2026

Imagine interlacing clips of a baby taking a bath in a sink with “Country Roads.”

From Slate Feb. 10, 2025

At least in the context she was talking about, outside of old disposable camera photographs, I had no clue who these people really were, despite their lives’ obvious interlacing with my own.

From Salon May 27, 2024

Coldplay is renowned for interlacing its values with its shows, such as the band’s push for environmental sustainability.

From Seattle Times Nov. 10, 2023

Winnie had been no more than two slow minutes walking timidly under the interlacing branches when she wondered why she had never come here before.

From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit




Vocabulary lists containing interlace


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com