How to Use embroil in a Sentence

embroil

verb

• The new drug has been embroiled in controversy.
• His stand on this issue has embroiled him in controversy.
• They were embroiled in a complicated lawsuit.
• This isn’t the first time that Perry has been embroiled in a legal battle over a home.
  — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2023
• She and Fotis were embroiled in a nasty divorce and custody battle at the time.
  — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 24 Jan. 2024
• While the group downed glasses of alcohol, Lim was seen embroiled in a fight with a woman at the party.
  — Time, 21 June 2023
• Bell has been embroiled in controversy over the past few years.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2023
• In recent years, the youngest Hilton son has been embroiled in controversies.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2023
• This team struggled last season and is embroiled in a gambling scandal at the moment.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2023
• El Geneina first became embroiled in the current Sudan conflict in late April.
  — Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 16 Aug. 2023
• Kent and Emmett are now embroiled in a custody dispute over their daughter Ocean, now 2.
  — Alicia Rancilio, Fortune, 7 June 2023
• Europe is embroiled in war, with other conflicts raging around the world.
  — Chandran Nair, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023
• The bridge district is embroiled in legal squabbles with the contractor.
  — John Branch Jim Wilson, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2023
• Spain and Canada are embroiled in disputes with their federations, and there’s no telling what kind of toll that will take on the players.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 19 June 2023
• Should the fact that they were embroiled in a custody battle during her lifetime matter?
  — Benny Roshan, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2023
• Now, many fear Mr. Khan’s arrest will worsen the turmoil that has embroiled the country in recent months.
  — Salman Masood, New York Times, 9 May 2023
• Libya has been embroiled in civil war since the ouster of former dictator Moammar Gaddafi during the Arab Spring.
  — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2023
• After the younger singer was embroiled in a 2020 scandal involving his use of a slur, Church steadfastly stood by him.
  — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2023
• Bravo itself has been embroiled in a labor dispute of its own.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
• Bridges and Randle had been embroiled in a bitter child custody battle.
  — Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
• However, he gets embroiled in an epic journey that sees him up against a drug cartel and helping the police.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Mar. 2023
• Ukraine, which has been embroiled in a war with Russia for more than two years, denied having any involvement in the attack.
  — Mariya Knight, Anna Chernova and Darya Tarasova, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
• The House is embroiled in its own drama, all as Congress barrels toward a Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government.
  — David Sivak, Washington Examiner, 14 Sep. 2023
• Since then, the piece has been embroiled in a precedent-affirming copyright dispute.
  — Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 6 Sep. 2023
• UPenn has been embroiled in a legal battle against law professor Amy Wax.
  — The Editors, National Review, 11 Dec. 2023
• First, the United States is embroiled in a major Eurasian rimland war, one that must be fought and won to preserve American power.
  — Heather Wilhelm, National Review, 9 Nov. 2023
• Katy Perry was once embroiled in a five-year real estate battle over a convent, which ended in one 89-year-old nun's death in court.
  — Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
• For more than a year, it has been embroiled in a tech war with the United States and its allies in Europe and Asia over access to advanced chips and chipmaking equipment.
  — Juliana Liu, CNN, 20 Oct. 2023
• The last time China and the Soviet Union signed a friendship treaty, the two countries were, within twenty years, embroiled in a nasty border conflict.
  — Craig Hooper, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• The two have been embroiled in a quarrel online after the incident occurred last Friday.
  — TIME, 20 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 5 May 2024