Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for entwine. Search instead for intwines.
Definitions

entwine

[en-twahyn] / ɛnˈtwaɪn /


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:

And so it goes in “The Last Kings of Hollywood,” as the lives and ambitions of Messrs. Coppola, Lucas and Spielberg entwine around one another in a triple helix.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 13, 2026

On the surface, they entail a diplomatic entente among nations, while at a deeper level they entwine themselves within the cultures, commerce and values of countless societies.

From Salon Sep. 20, 2024

“It was really important to make that journey and entwine those two characters,” Collins notes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2023

Ms Yellen too has made clear that severing the deep economic ties that now entwine the US and Chinese economies would hurt everyone.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2023

Here may it wave, our boast, our pride And join in love together The thistle, shamrock, rose entwine The Maple Leaf forever.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

It entwines with healthy cells, meaning it can't be removed surgically.

From Science Daily Nov. 2, 2023

The wrap visually entwines the culture, community and colours of Notting Hill Carnival and the 75-year history of Windrush, TfL said.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2023

It entwines Patrick’s story with O’Meara’s journey of finding her — and explores the parallels between the film industry then and now.

From Seattle Times Mar. 19, 2019

The knot here has to do with identity — ethnic, cultural, familial, professional and communal — each strand asserting its prerogative as it entwines with the others.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 5, 2018

My green cloud entwines with his silver one, and I feel the recent tension between us lift a little.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

She came to both practices — spiritual companionship and archery — separately before they organically entwined.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 30, 2026

Raves have become entwined with D&B’s push to boost its numbers, a way the company is trying to distinguish itself in the ubercompetitive “eatertainment” landscape that it helped create.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

Kraft Heinz and Berkshire, its largest shareholder, have been deeply entwined since the food company’s creation over a decade ago.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

While sorting though the donations, volunteers at Food Works Sheffield uncovered two carrots so tightly entwined they looked as though they were embracing.

From BBC Feb. 14, 2026

Outside the classroom window stood an ancient apple tree, its branches gnarled and entwined.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

The message harked back to the old U.S. policy of further entwining the American and Chinese economies, breaking with an approach pioneered during the first Trump administration to untangle business ties, largely for national-security reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

Pets and humans have ever-broader options for entwining their daily lives, routines and milestone moments.

From Salon Jun. 16, 2025

In the adept lithograph “Angels and Airplanes,” Russia’s Natalia Goncharova gives her blessing to the erupting conflagration by entwining unearthly militarism and Orthodox religiosity.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 7, 2023

Indeed, its soundtrack, an entwining dirge of synthesizer and sax arranged by the beatmaker Galcher Lustwerk, pays tribute to the strains Vangelis composed for Ridley Scott’s film.

From New York Times Mar. 3, 2022

I feel it wrapping around me, entwining me in sharp fibers.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins




Vocabulary lists containing entwine


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training