embroglio
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of embroglio
Confused with embroil
Example Sentences
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The stars, again, in mythology, are mixed up with beasts, planets and men in the same embroglio of fantastic opinion.
From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Lang, Andrew
The great Emma mine, worth two or three millions, became a power in our judicial embroglio.
From The Story of the Mormons, from the date of their origin to the year 1901 by Linn, William Alexander
I blamed myself for the embroglio: still, I would not say, even in the privacy of my own head, "If I hadn't trusted the girl so blindly!"
From Lord John in New York by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
Huggins is goin' to take all the chances of this embroglio.'
From Wolfville Days by Lewis, Alfred Henry
Nor is his relation to the three-cornered embroglio within the Church itself anywhere set forth in detail.
From Shelburne Essays, Third Series by More, Paul Elmer
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