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
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The two seniors have been intertwined for the past four years.
—Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2020
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And then after that, the last phase was to intertwine them.
—Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Feb. 2021
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Over time, the tree roots will grow out and intertwine with the other plants’ roots.
—Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2020
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Though their paths intertwine and the world changes around them, their destinies are still the same.
—Kami Phillips, CNN Underscored, 4 Aug. 2020
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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
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Starting at the top of the tree, intertwine the lights on top of and under branches.
—Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 6 Nov. 2020
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Tess and Beth's lives intertwine, and war breaks out across the timeline.
—Emily Burack, Town & Country, 20 Mar. 2022
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And that spot is where two strangers' lives would intertwine.
—Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 23 Sep. 2021
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There are arms crossed, fingers intertwined, and show notes waved in the air.
—Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Feb. 2023
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The United States and China — the world’s two largest economies — are intertwined.
—Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
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Too many in his own tribe are too intertwined with the Taliban.
—Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
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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
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Their lives were intertwined by war, the siege of Leningrad, and 40 years as friends working in the same factory.
—National Geographic, 6 May 2020
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The trio has been intertwined for some time now in their separate ways.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2024
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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
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How have you guys been able to intertwine the worlds of rap and fashion so easily?
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 9 Mar. 2022
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Portraying both in the same frame shows how deeply our fates are intertwined.
—Nell Lewis, CNN, 29 Mar. 2023
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Bidwill and football were as intertwined as strands of DNA, but the sport didn’t define the man, who died on Wednesday at the age of 88.
—Kent Somers, azcentral, 2 Oct. 2019
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Their lives soon intertwine with the Sandovals and the Honeycrofts.
—Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Jan. 2022
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All year long, the narratives of the Houston Astros and the Yankees have been intertwined.
—James Wagner, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2019
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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
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The casting process and the writing process became intertwined.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024
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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
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Under the spell of the night sky, their lives intertwine in unexpected ways.
—oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2021
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Herby and Amy do intertwine and Qveen Herby becomes a part of Amy.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes, 21 May 2021
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In my view, politics have become so closely intertwined with the way people see themselves that separating the two can feel like a fool’s errand.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
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The bigger costs of generating power are intertwined related to federal policies and the management of the New England grid.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2025
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