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.
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Locals’ lives and the health of the reefs are intertwined.
— Fanni Szakal, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2024 -
And then after that, the last phase was to intertwine them.
— Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Feb. 2021 -
Over time, the tree roots will grow out and intertwine with the other plants’ roots.
— Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2020 -
There are three writers on this, and, God knows, we’re all intertwined in terms of the page.
— Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024 -
Starting at the top of the tree, intertwine the lights on top of and under branches.
— Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 6 Nov. 2020 -
Tess and Beth's lives intertwine, and war breaks out across the timeline.
— Emily Burack, Town & Country, 20 Mar. 2022 -
And that spot is where two strangers' lives would intertwine.
— Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2021 -
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 -
And in the northern and southern parts of the US, our grids intertwine with those run by our neighbors.
— Matt Simon, Wired, 25 Feb. 2021 -
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 -
Their lives soon intertwine with the Sandovals and the Honeycrofts.
— Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Jan. 2022 -
The crux of the film, though, is the camaraderie between the bandmates, plus the ease and flow in watching friends and colleagues whose lives have been intertwined for 50 years.
— Rachel Desantis, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024 -
The casting process and the writing process became intertwined.
— Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024 -
There’s also a romantic touch to the story, as Yankel's and Pesha’s fates intertwine in the city.
— Mark Athitakis, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2020 -
Under the spell of the night sky, their lives intertwine in unexpected ways.
— oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2021 -
Herby and Amy do intertwine and Qveen Herby becomes a part of Amy.
— Steve Baltin, Forbes, 21 May 2021 -
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 -
The sequined one-legged design displayed intertwining snakes and replaced a black and red look Swift had previously worn.
— Becky Randel, People.com, 20 Oct. 2024 -
The appliqué evoked a firework, with curved lines intertwining and shimmering details at its center.
— Julia Teti, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
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