intertwine
verb (used with or without object)
to twine together.
had intertwined
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past perfectof intertwine.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Earlier, he had praised Drake’s own “love story with Luna Luna,” certain that their paths had intertwined for a reason, and that each obstacle was a necessary struggle.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
John Madden and John Robinson rose to prominence as coaches, not players, their lives had intertwined since they met as fifth-graders at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in a neighborhood south of San Francisco.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2021
Asked how far hardline Buddhism and nationalism had intertwined in Myanmar, Witha Dara, the head monk at the monastery where Zeyar Phyo was found, said he didn’t know how to respond.
From Reuters ● Dec. 13, 2018
She had intertwined her fingers on the stone table before her and was staring at them tensely.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
How the lives of the Endicotts and the Kingdons and the Lawrences had intertwined!
From That Affair at Elizabeth by Burton Egbert Stevenson
