embroil
verb
em·broil
im-ˈbrȯi(-ə)l 
embroiled; embroiling; embroils
1
: to throw into disorder or confusion
2
: to involve in conflict or difficulties
embroiled in controversy
Synonyms of embroil
Examples of embroil in a Sentence
His stand on this issue has embroiled him in controversy.
The new drug has been embroiled in controversy.
They were embroiled in a complicated lawsuit.
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An Imperial Valley farmer embroiled in a bitter divorce involving a $200-million trust drove to Arizona and fatally shot his estranged wife in the middle of the night, according to prosecutors and court documents released to The Times this week.
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The following story embroils everyone involved in a complicated game of currying favor in their world of an elite country club.
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Amid an unfurling federal corruption probe into City Councilmember Farah Louis, the Daily News has learned that the Brooklyn rep has been embroiled in a messy internal council investigation.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, retaliatory missile and drone strikes by Iran embroiled the region.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
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Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The following story embroils everyone involved in a complicated game of currying favor in their world of an elite country club.
—Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
Amid an unfurling federal corruption probe into City Councilmember Farah Louis, the Daily News has learned that the Brooklyn rep has been embroiled in a messy internal council investigation.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, retaliatory missile and drone strikes by Iran embroiled the region.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
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embroil
verb
em·broil
im-ˈbrȯi(ə)l
1
: to throw into disorder or confusion
2
: to involve in conflict or difficulties
embroiled in a lawsuit
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