entail
verb (used with object)
to cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence.
are entailing
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present progressiveof entail.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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They are entailing misery and suffering upon themselves, without the slightest benefit to the cause they advocate.
From Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Indeed, Monsieur Bwikov is quite angry about the fuss which these fripperies are entailing, seeing that there remain but five days before the wedding, and we are to depart on the following day.
From Poor Folk by Hogarth, C. J.
My cowboys are entailing risk in my employ; my property is not safe; perhaps my life even might be endangered.
From Light of the Western Stars by Grey, Zane
As it is, without doing any good to their cause, they are entailing this horrible suffering upon thousands of women and children.
From Orange and Green A Tale of the Boyne and Limerick by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
"What hatred you are entailing on the heads of your children, brother," said the Duchesse de Guise to the Cardinal de Lorraine.
From The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories by Balzac, Honor? de
