embarked; embarking; embarks
1
: to go on board a vehicle for transportation
the troops embarked at noon
2
: to make a start
embarked on a new career
1
: to cause to go on board (a boat, an airplane, etc.)
2
: to engage, enlist, or invest in an enterprise
Examples of embark in a Sentence
The troops are waiting to embark.
Millions of Europeans embarked for America in the late 19th century.
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Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2025
Today, the Trump administration, aided by Elon Musk’s dodgy DOGE operation, is embarking on an anti-New Deal by slashing thousands of federal jobs and shrinking the government to the size of something Grover Norquist could drown in a bathtub.
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Typically, a ball would drop straight into the water, but the American’s took a different journey, embarking on a precarious journey across the wooden surface as the noise from the crowd increased in volume.
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The two lonely souls embark on a new journey together.
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Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2025
Today, the Trump administration, aided by Elon Musk’s dodgy DOGE operation, is embarking on an anti-New Deal by slashing thousands of federal jobs and shrinking the government to the size of something Grover Norquist could drown in a bathtub.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
Typically, a ball would drop straight into the water, but the American’s took a different journey, embarking on a precarious journey across the wooden surface as the noise from the crowd increased in volume.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
The two lonely souls embark on a new journey together.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Embark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/embark. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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embark
verb
em·bark
im-ˈbärk 
1
: to go or put on board a ship or airplane
2
: to begin some task or project
embark on a career
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