How to Use enmesh in a Sentence
enmesh
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Bryan R Smith/Reuters The world is enmeshed in a trade war.
— Emily Flitter, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2019 -
The pleasures of Obsession are fully enmeshed with the sins and the tragedy.
— Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2023 -
In the two photo-gravures here, Miller’s body is enmeshed in white lines, as if turned on by the current.
— Richard B. Woodward, WSJ, 18 Sep. 2017 -
Son Neil became enmeshed in the savings and loan scandals of the 1980s for his ties to a Denver bank.
— Susan Page, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2018 -
Mescal has been enmeshed in the Hollywood machine for a few short years.
— Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Aug. 2023 -
The founders' ghosts live on in the attic, in dolls' bodies, and Maggie soon becomes enmeshed in their world.
— The Week Staff, The Week, 27 Feb. 2023 -
The two sides are now fully enmeshed in lawsuits and counter-lawsuits.
— Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024 -
Dehlin started to doubt, and his life, enmeshed so tightly in the church, began to dissolve.
— Sarah Scoles, Longreads, 8 June 2018 -
Peering around their feet, the group noticed myriad pieces of trash enmeshed in the sand.
— Tony Briscoe, chicagotribune.com, 4 Sep. 2019 -
Plus the logistics of Buy Nothing are enmeshed with the way Facebook is set up.
— Diti Kohli, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Mar. 2023 -
The pair’s work and domestic lives are often enmeshed like this.
— Kate Lloyd, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2023 -
Richard, the protagonist, becomes enmeshed in the lives of a group of African migrants.
— Rumaan Alam, The New Republic, 21 June 2023 -
And by the end of 2013, the world’s newest nation was enmeshed in its own horrific civil war.
— Fox News, 3 July 2019 -
In Sudan, as well, a wider array of foreign powers is enmeshed than might have been the case some decades ago.
— Comfort Ero, Foreign Affairs, 26 May 2023 -
Since the start of the year, WBD has been enmeshed in big public battles seemingly of its own making.
— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024 -
Alford dove for a loose ball, became enmeshed with a Purdue player and was called for a foul.
— Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 13 Oct. 2019 -
The announcement comes as the city is enmeshed in a debate over where and how Baltimore teens spend their free time.
— Giana Han, baltimoresun.com, 5 June 2019 -
But this is not the first time Duplantis has been enmeshed in the preacher private plane debate.
— Washington Post, latimes.com, 30 May 2018 -
The two were enmeshed in an affair prior to Tammy Daybell’s death.
— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024 -
Express Scripts is struggling with the loss of Anthem, its biggest client, with which it too is enmeshed in a lawsuit.
— Joseph Walker, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2018 -
With 60 percent of the country enmeshed by a massive network of river deltas, Bangladesh has the world’s largest fleet of inland boats.
— Gary Strauss, National Geographic, 17 Nov. 2016 -
Hamlet doesn't make sense if Claudius and Gertrude aren't present and completely enmeshed in the fabric of the piece, and therefore the production doesn't work.
— Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 27 Feb. 2017 -
With her brother by her side, Barbara soon became enmeshed in queer Ft.
— Edgar Gomez, Longreads, 13 June 2017 -
And a number of celebrities were also enmeshed in the debacle.
— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 8 May 2024 -
Houses have become cages, enmeshed in bars rising two or three floors.
— Annie Correal Federico Rios, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024 -
Many of the famous people who passed through the group play only cameo roles in the overall story, though the group left lasting marks even on those who were briefly enmeshed.
— Nellie Hermann, The New Republic, 17 Aug. 2023 -
Cameron is currently enmeshed in pre-production for the first two of four planned Avatar sequels.
— Jayme Deerwester, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2017 -
Choosing among these maps is a legal matter for the court but enmeshed with politics.
— Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2024 -
Smaller and finer curds are more abundant and enmeshed with the surrounding whey, which made for a unique texture that tasters favored.
— Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2024 -
At the start of this harvest, the young forager, speaking in the Mapuche’s language, Mapudungun, salutes the spirits enmeshed within the natural landscape.
— Najha Zigbi-Johnson, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2024
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