How to Use interlace in a Sentence

interlace

verb
  • The vines interlaced with each other.
  • Interlace the branches and bend them into a circle.
  • Use the palm of each hand to rub the back of the other hand, interlacing fingers.
    oregonlive, 5 Mar. 2020
  • Their arms were interlaced, their joyous faces turned to the sun.
    Edie Littlefield Sundby, WSJ, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Drive around the city, and the green line on the screen will start interlacing into useless shapes.
    Andrew Keh, New York Times, 12 July 2018
  • Or interlace your fingers together, and move them up and down the shaft of the penis as one unit.
    Rose Surnow, Cosmopolitan, 17 Nov. 2016
  • Their spines and femurs were interlaced, a sign that bodies had been dumped one upon the other.
    Constant Méheut Samuel Aranda, New York Times, 18 July 2023
  • Your hands can be interlaced behind your head, or folded under the small of your back to protect your spine.
    SELF, 30 Dec. 2018
  • That would only work, however, if the trees don’t interlace with other trees, a roof or a fence, etc.
    Neil Sperry, ExpressNews.com, 12 Mar. 2020
  • The pull between faith and apostasy has interlaced his movie roles.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Think about interlacing your fingers together—the closer your hands get to each other, the tighter the weave is.
    Alexa Tucker, SELF, 10 Feb. 2018
  • After a few swings to open up, touch your fingertips together at the back of the stretch or gently interlace them.
    Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 19 May 2020
  • Sitting Chest Stretch Stand tall, with fingers interlaced behind your back and near your butt.
    Rozalynn S. Frazier, Health.com, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Then, move your hands forward and interlace your fingers (except for your pinkies).
    Alexa Tucker, SELF, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Rub both sides of your hands, interlacing your fingers.
    Karina Bland, azcentral, 4 Mar. 2020
  • Yet rather than simply write a book about the quartets themselves, or about his time in the group, Dusinberre has managed to interlace the two ventures.
    David Weininger, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2018
  • Crocodiles on the other hand flash a toothy grin with their top and bottom teeth interlacing.
    Nicholas St. Fleur, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2018
  • And for the American people, that's a moment that's clearly interlaced with fear.
    Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2017
  • Next, interlace your fingers behind the left hamstring or left shin and pull that left leg—the other one will follow—towards your chest.
    Jay Willis, GQ, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Kincaid Park is the heart of Anchorage’s urban wilderness, 1,400 forested acres interlaced with ski and bike trails and known for wildlife.
    Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The video interlaces the voices and images of locals with those of Drake and the beneficiaries of his donations.
    Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Gently interlace your fingers behind your head to support your head and neck.
    Lauren Roxburgh, chicagotribune.com, 9 May 2017
  • In fact, there were two large orangutans, sometimes on the floor, maybe resting or eating, or napping in a hammock or climbing on the straps interlacing the space.
    oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2023
  • But in the distance above, a high-country basin shone emerald, interlaced with meandering creeks and ponds.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Test matches last up to five days -- interlaced with lunch, tea and drinks -- and even then, much to the amusement of the majority of non-cricketing nations, the result can still be a draw.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 25 June 2019
  • The police have each of them (Samuel Thorne's face is blurred) turn around and interlace their fingers behind their backs before an officer handcuffs them.
    Dakin Andone, CNN, 7 Aug. 2021
  • That means the relationship between the two nations is interlaced and complex and far more nuanced than much of the debate might have suggested.
    Michelle Toh, CNN, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Each bite is a matrix of muscle and fat cells, interlaced with blood vessels and enrobed by connective tissue.
    Natalie R. Rubio, The Conversation, 5 July 2019
  • Bring your forearms down to the mat, elbows underneath your shoulders, and fingers interlaced.
    Shauna Harrison, SELF, 28 Mar. 2023
  • At least four police officers can be seen with their weapons drawn at a Black man who was kneeling on the sidewalk, faced away from the officers, his hands interlaced behind his head.
    Breanna Edwards, Essence, 13 June 2019

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