Get to know Embroiled better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like entangled or involved.
Embroiled in a sentence
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Embroiled meaning
simple past and past participle of embroil
Using Embroiled
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of embroil
- Useful related words include: entangled, involved.
- In the example corpus, embroiled often appears in combinations such as: embroiled in, been embroiled, was embroiled.
Context around Embroiled
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 14 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Embroiled
- In this selection, "embroiled" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, himself, became and company stand out and add context to how "embroiled" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include found himself embroiled in a and act unintentionally embroiled fr kevin. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "embroiled" sits close to words such as benches, buccaneers and cartel, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with embroiled
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
House Republicans have been embroiled in chaos all year. (9 words)
He recalls 1989, when Marxist guerrillas were embroiled in the conflict. (11 words)
A debt-limit standoff has embroiled the market in volatility in recent days. (13 words)
Always mindful of the need to strive for reconciliation during darker days in the north, one such peace-making act unintentionally embroiled Fr Kevin and a clerical counterpart from the Presbyterian tradition in controversy in the mid 1980s. (38 words)
Alexei usually comes off as the milder "half" of this reality TV marriage, but both have been embroiled in controversy, and it's time to unpack some of their worst moments, which earned them so much backlash. (37 words)
As it often happens, someone brought this topic to Twitter and both men and women are embroiled in a debate on how silly it is to reduce anyone, much less Black women, to their chosen profession. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
A debt-limit standoff has embroiled the market in volatility in recent days.
A Japanese company embroiled in the Tokyo Olympic corruption scandal says it will strengthen oversight to prevent further wrongdoing.
Alexei usually comes off as the milder "half" of this reality TV marriage, but both have been embroiled in controversy, and it's time to unpack some of their worst moments, which earned them so much backlash.
Always mindful of the need to strive for reconciliation during darker days in the north, one such peace-making act unintentionally embroiled Fr Kevin and a clerical counterpart from the Presbyterian tradition in controversy in the mid 1980s.
Anne, who has not been embroiled in the furore over Harry's book Spare, was the most popular royal.
As it often happens, someone brought this topic to Twitter and both men and women are embroiled in a debate on how silly it is to reduce anyone, much less Black women, to their chosen profession.
Based on the Matthew Quirk novel of the same name, the show follows FBI Agent Peter Sutherland who becomes embroiled in a conspiracy surrounding a mole that has breached the US Government.
But neighbours complained they brought too much traffic to the remote community and Mr Phillips quickly found himself embroiled in a fierce planning war with Swansea Council.
But regardless of how the issues currently confronting the banking system play out from here, these institutions are clearly embroiled in an operational storm right now where protecting deposits and carefully managing risk will be paramount.
By the time of the concert in Brooklyn, Warner was embroiled in yet another online controversy.
Depp's acting career went a little quiet while he was embroiled in a bitter legal dispute with his ex-wife Amber Heard, who had accused him of domestic abuse.
Don’t sweat the small stuff, don’t whittle over details, don’t let yourself get too embroiled in momentary squabbles and stresses.
George Calombaris is planning to launch a new venture in a bid to repair his reputation after the celebrity chef became embroiled in a $7.8million wage scandal.
George Papasavvas’ recently published book also shows how scientific research into a Cypriot Late Bronze Age city near Salamis became embroiled in the mid-20th century politics of imperial powers, such as Britain and France.
Having been embroiled in a relegation dogfight last season, Marsch kept them up by the skin of their teeth thanks to an away win at Brentford on the final day.
He added that he thought his “quirky” and “eye-catching” idea would help to publicise the cause, with funds being donated to Red Cross to support Ukrainians embroiled in the ongoing war with Russia.
He recalls 1989, when Marxist guerrillas were embroiled in the conflict.
He then found himself embroiled in a conversation that felt more like an interrogation as he was quizzed over salary and a potential reduction for playing less games.
HMP Berwyn in Wrexham cost £212million and opened to prisoners in 2016 – but it has since been embroiled in sex and drug scandals, as well as being criticised for its liberal "cushy" policies for dangerous lags.
House Republicans have been embroiled in chaos all year.
Common combinations with embroiled
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- embroiled in 193×
- been embroiled 47×
- was embroiled 19×
- became embroiled 19×
- is embroiled 10×
- become embroiled 10×
- were embroiled 8×
- himself embroiled 7×
- be embroiled 6×
- are embroiled 5×