intrench
Example Sentences
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He would need to do no more than shout for the waiter to fill up his mug again and intrench himself for the evening.
From Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams by Broun, Heywood
Both the division commanders claim that they were to be relieved, and that they were ordered not to intrench or replenish supplies.
From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by Longstreet, James
The French fleet, surprised and not strong enough to cope with the Spaniards, cut their cables and left, and Menendez entered an inlet which he called St. Augustin, and there began to intrench himself.
From Elsie in the South by Finley, Martha
Our adversaries, with their usual contempt for their enemies, have omitted to intrench themselves or fortify their position.
From Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand by Adams, H.C.
However the intruders are admitted, when once inside they intrench themselves behind furniture or stores, and are difficult to dislodge.
From House Rats and Mice Farmers' Bulletin 896 by Lantz, David E.
