How to Use embroil in a Sentence

embroil

verb
Definition of embroilnext
Synonyms for embroilnext
  • 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.
  • She is placed in the office of Gye Ji-ung (Choi Jin-hyuk), and embroiled in the search to find the killer of both his mother and her aunt.
    — Geoffrey Bunting, TIME, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The move comes as the couple are embroiled in several lawsuits with the U.K. press.
    — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 8 Jan. 2020
  • The sport couldn’t afford for Ohtani to be embroiled in a gambling scandal.
    — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
  • 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
  • And that land is part of a larger plot embroiled in a zoning battle brought by Frank.
    — Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 10 Mar. 2020
  • The two rappers have been embroiled in a rap beef since earlier this year.
    — Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 5 July 2024
  • 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
  • There’s also the news that Tish Cyrus and her daughter, Noah, were embroiled in a lurid love triangle.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 12 June 2024
  • Bell has been embroiled in controversy over the past few years.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Punk still needs to feud with Seth Rollins at some point, but he is embroiled in a feud with Bronson Reed and could be headed for a persona change.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Five cities embroiled in suits brought by Thomas More then abandoned their support for the boxes and the cases were dismissed.
    — Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Evans belongs in over Dave Parker, who might have been the best player in the game in the late ’70s but wasted much of his prime out of shape and embroiled in scandal.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Dec. 2019
  • This wouldn’t be the first time Peloton or iFit has been embroiled in patent wars over technology.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 9 Mar. 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
  • Wills wasn’t the only one left confused and embroiled by Newsom’s statement.
    — Erika Stalder, refinery29.com, 10 May 2020
  • 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
  • The company is embroiled in numerous lawsuits over the features, including from Tesla investors who claim they were misled.
    — Andy Kalmowitz, Quartz, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Election officials in Wisconsin are pushing back against the narrative that ballot drop boxes are fraudulent in a state that has been embroiled in this debate since the 2020 election.
    — Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Oct. 2024

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