entwined; entwining; entwines
: to twine together or around
: to become twisted or twined
Examples of entwine in a Sentence
The snake entwined itself around the branch.
marveled at how the vines had delicately and intricately entwined themselves on the trellis
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Not since Bernard Hinault last won the men’s Tour de France in 1985 and Jeannie Longo won the women’s edition in 1989 has a French cyclist taken home the yellow jersey, a long, long wait for a nation whose summers have been entwined with the race for more than a century.
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
But by deeply embedding himself with his subjects, Desmond shows how thoroughly housing insecurity is entwined with all other corollary effects of poverty.
—Vogue, 29 July 2025
The energy of a world remade—where spirituality and sensuality are mystically entwined—radiates from them.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
The history of the gardenia in this country is entwined with the botanical investigations of Alexander Garden.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 26 July 2025
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Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2025
But by deeply embedding himself with his subjects, Desmond shows how thoroughly housing insecurity is entwined with all other corollary effects of poverty.
—Vogue, 29 July 2025
The energy of a world remade—where spirituality and sensuality are mystically entwined—radiates from them.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
The history of the gardenia in this country is entwined with the botanical investigations of Alexander Garden.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 26 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for entwine
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“Entwine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entwine. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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entwine
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en·twine
in-ˈtwīn 
: to twine together or around
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