How to Use intertwine in a Sentence

intertwine

verb
  • He's always telling stories in which the present and the past intertwine.
  • His fate is intertwined with hers.
  • But both also have struggles, and their lives are destined to intertwine.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Under the spell of the night sky, their lives intertwine in unexpected ways.
    oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2021
  • As these two women’s lives intertwine, Irene finds her world upended.
    Sheena Scott, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Their lives soon intertwine with the Sandovals and the Honeycrofts.
    Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Jan. 2022
  • There is a reality where the old can intertwine with the new both safely and prosperously!
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Along one lapel of Obama’s blazer were intertwined safety pins, with a series of four running down the lapel in smaller sizes.
    Julia Teti, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The duo has let their hours intertwine—on trains, in hotel rooms, in restaurants, in museums and galleries—and paid attention to the same things.
    Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2022
  • The end result is roots growing in a circular motion that cross over, intertwine, and if left alone, create a major problem.
    oregonlive, 21 Nov. 2021
  • These two mountain towns are separated by 36 miles, yet deeply intertwined in terms of outdoor adventure.
    Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024
  • There are no fewer than three love triangles on this list, all of which intertwine with ideological clashes, stark class differences, or grave scandal.
    Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Getting married may intertwine your finances, but don’t start consolidating and canceling credit cards just yet.
    Ramsey Qubein, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Indeed, worker satisfaction and worker safety are deeply intertwined.
    Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The camp itself seems to be pushing characters into configurations that will cause subplots to intertwine or collide to produce a specific outcome.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2021
  • Locals’ lives and the health of the reefs are intertwined.
    Fanni Szakal, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024
  • Tess and Beth's lives intertwine, and war breaks out across the timeline.
    Emily Burack, Town & Country, 20 Mar. 2022
  • There are arms crossed, fingers intertwined, and show notes waved in the air.
    Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The United States and China — the world’s two largest economies — are intertwined.
    Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Too many in his own tribe are too intertwined with the Taliban.
    Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
  • The trio has been intertwined for some time now in their separate ways.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Data from years past shows heat deaths are intertwined with the opioid and housing crises in the Phoenix area.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 19 July 2023
  • How have you guys been able to intertwine the worlds of rap and fashion so easily?
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Portraying both in the same frame shows how deeply our fates are intertwined.
    Nell Lewis, CNN, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The casting process and the writing process became intertwined.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024
  • Ochre is the world's oldest color and is intertwined with the start of human history.
    Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
  • And the larger, more complex a business, the more ecosystem partners it’s intertwined with.
    Mahesh Rajasekharan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The yak butter and rock shelters and people who sheltered her were intertwined with her.
    Ailsa Ross, Longreads, 4 Apr. 2023
  • In Paradise's case, it was not only butted up against forest, it was intertwined in the forest.
    Michael Calore, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Cats sometimes intertwine their tails as a sign of friendship and the human equivalent of this is to wrap their tail around your calf.
    Emily Blackwell, CNN, 18 Oct. 2022

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