How to Use entrench in a Sentence

entrench

verb

• But that’s obviously not the case, and it’s been entrenched.
  — NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024
• As a result, twin beds quickly entrenched themselves as a staple in American homes and remained popular long after the plague outbreak was over.
  — Alia Wong, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2019
• The Giants will break in a first-round rookie quarterback, at some point, while the Redskins are entrenched in their typical dysfunction.
  — Kyle Fredrickson, The Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2019
• And because people should know that cruel social structures are sustained not only by outright cruelty but also by politeness and silence that entrench power.
  — NBC News, 6 Sep. 2019
• In recent years, court rulings solidified what ingredients are entrenched in the decrees so that publishers either have to be all-in or all-out on the blanket licenses.
  — Ed Christman, Billboard, 12 Aug. 2019
• Left tackle Austin Jackson and right guard Andrew Vorhees, the only two remaining starters from last season, were already entrenched in their roles.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2019
• The heat dome is firmly entrenched over our part of the nation.
  — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 25 July 2023
• SportsPulse: The Ravens have been fully entrenched in the No.
  — Bob McManaman, azcentral, 27 Nov. 2019
• The left guard spot seems all but sewn up with Vorhees firmly entrenched.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
• The Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010 and is entrenched in the health care system.
  — Npr Staff, NPR, 11 Sep. 2024
• Safe to say Kupp was firmly entrenched on one side of that debate.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
• They were intended to entrench the rule of the party in power.
  — Gideon Cohn-Postar, The Conversation, 1 Nov. 2019
• The move comes after three of its charter schools were found to have been entrenched in scandal.
  — Bella Ross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2019
• Witt is firmly entrenched as the face of the franchise for the foreseeable future.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
• And this year’s slate could further entrench Netflix with viewers around the world for many years to come.
  — Adam Epstein, Quartz, 12 Jan. 2021
• The evil of the Republican Party’s position on climate science is well known, but denial is entrenched in progressive politics, too, or at least in its rhetoric.
  — Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2019
• Carrick’s older brother, Sam, was a three-year captain of the Gulls who’s now entrenched with the Ducks.
  — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2023
• Elections under a regime such as the one entrenched in Tehran are neither free nor fair.
  — Jason Rezaian, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
• One year on from the outbreak of war with Hamas in Gaza, Israel is now entrenched in war on other fronts too.
  — Morgan Phillips, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024
• Tipping is a part of the city’s infrastructure, as entrenched as the asphalt.
  — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• But Black’s hard work has entrenched her into a career as a sports leader.
  — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2024
• Real or not, Molly and the song that brought her to life has become entrenched in Dublin culture, Yeates said.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
• They are entrenched in the villages and their rockets are hidden inside their homes.
  — Ruth Marks Eglash, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2024
• In fact, our very mechanisms for change at the macro level seem only to entrench the status quo.
  — World Economic Forum, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021
• The Colts desperately need a player to entrench himself at left tackle, both in the short and long terms.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 14 Oct. 2022
• But their eldest son is killed in the fighting, and the RDA remains deeply entrenched on Pandora.
  — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 10 Aug. 2024
• Enjoy the scenic grounds and entrench yourself in its rich history.
  — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 29 Apr. 2022
• That one-time cost might seem steep for some of the countries where these diseases are entrenched, but the benefits accrued by the costs spread over years.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 21 Nov. 2019
• Fire recovery could be a chance to right those wrongs—or risk further entrenching the same systems that led to the tragedy.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 27 Aug. 2023
• Though not held every year, the concerts remain a crucial income stream for the estate, drawing large crowds and creating memorable experiences that entrench its cultural legacy.
  — Paul Caputo, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024