embroil
verb (used with object)
to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife.
has embroiled
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present perfectof embroil (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Zoe Saldaña is “still processing” the controversy that has embroiled her Oscar-nominated film “Emilia Pérez.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
A heat wave has embroiled much of the United States this summer, setting more temperature records as the country also copes with unprecedented smoke wafting south from wildfires in Canada.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
Nearly two months later, the investigation into Mr. Nichols’s death has embroiled the Police Department and members of the city’s emergency services.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
Mississippi’s widening welfare scandal involves tens of millions of dollars and has embroiled the state’s former governor, Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre and professional wrestlers, among others.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2022
All cannot have all the favors, and the division of them may embroil a household as bitterly as the division of an empire has embroiled rival heirs of thrones.
From The Hearth-Stone Thoughts upon Home-Life in Our Cities by Samuel Osgood
