How to Use entrench in a Sentence

entrench

verb
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  • The heat dome is firmly entrenched over our part of the nation.
    — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 25 July 2023
  • Safe to say Kupp was firmly entrenched on one side of that debate.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Witt is firmly entrenched as the face of the franchise for the foreseeable future.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Carrick’s older brother, Sam, was a three-year captain of the Gulls who’s now entrenched with the Ducks.
    — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Tipping is a part of the city’s infrastructure, as entrenched as the asphalt.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • But Black’s hard work has entrenched her into a career as a sports leader.
    — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Real or not, Molly and the song that brought her to life has become entrenched in Dublin culture, Yeates said.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
  • They are entrenched in the villages and their rockets are hidden inside their homes.
    — Ruth Marks Eglash, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The Colts desperately need a player to entrench himself at left tackle, both in the short and long terms.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Enjoy the scenic grounds and entrench yourself in its rich history.
    — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Fire recovery could be a chance to right those wrongs—or risk further entrenching the same systems that led to the tragedy.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Before the war in Gaza, the Houthis were close to signing an American- and Saudi-backed deal that could have entrenched their position and paved the way for a broader peace process.
    — Shuaib Almosawa, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • With Marc Benioff firmly entrenched at the controls again, Salesforce is back for good.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The money machine was designed to entrench his party in power.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2022
  • This spring training has given Phil Nevin, fully entrenched as the Angels’ manager, a lot of firsts.
    — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Such a barrier to entry is the surest way to entrench the power of existing players.
    — Jordan McGillis, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2024
  • While a Russia garrison entrenched themselves with bull dozers and tanks, convoys full of troops and supplies from the 36th Army rolled through.
    — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 3 May 2023
  • Russian forces and their local proxies, meanwhile, have tried to entrench their hold on Melitopol.
    — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022
  • But the pandemic has entrenched what was already a global problem.
    — Amit Katwala, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2023
  • My grandmother’s resilience is entrenched in my concept of self-worth.
    — Kristina Kasparian, Longreads, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Then, once safely entrenched on Play Store, updates add malicious code into the mix.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
  • But building a case in a foreign country about a crime in another country, which itself is entrenched in a civil war, isn’t easy.
    — Muhammad Darwish, CNN, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Montgomery is entrenched as a second-team tackle for now, but the way Day has talked about him all summer suggests the Ohio native put himself in a position to be among the top six.
    — Stephen Means, cleveland, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Both are entrenched on contracts that run at least through 2024, and swing tackle Matt Nelson remains under contract.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 25 Apr. 2023
  • In film after film, Franco explores the lives of people who are on the margins of society, despite appearing to be entrenched in it.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Ward is entrenched as an outside corner, with Lenoir available either outside or as a slot corner.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Opponents have framed the move as a power grab by Netanyahu to entrench his rule and the power of his right-wing allies, who hold a fragile majority in the Knesset.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Muscle Shoals, Hartselle and Athens are entrenched as frontrunners in the six-team region, while Columbia is mired in the state’s longest losing streak (74 games).
    — al, 12 Sep. 2023
  • United Nations officials warn the trend is changing the map of the West Bank, entrenching unauthorized outposts.
    — Julia Frankel, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The merger is believed to further entrench the firm’s position as a gaming giant.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024

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