How to Use entrench in a Sentence

entrench

verb
  • The heat dome is firmly entrenched over our part of the nation.
    — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 25 July 2023
  • SportsPulse: The Ravens have been fully entrenched in the No.
    — Bob McManaman, azcentral, 27 Nov. 2019
  • Alex Collins is entrenched as the starter now, but Dixon is the favorite for the pass-catching role.
    — Michael Beller, SI.com, 3 July 2018
  • The left guard spot seems all but sewn up with Vorhees firmly entrenched.
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The Affordable Care Act was passed in 2010 and is entrenched in the health care system.
    — Npr Staff, NPR, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The Houthis, firmly entrenched in Yemen, show no signs of backing down.
    — Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • By this point, Barkley had firmly entrenched himself in the top 10 of most mock drafts.
    — Steven Ruiz, For The Win, 26 Apr. 2018
  • That trope — the hero armed with hardware — is entrenched in pop culture.
    — Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 1 Mar. 2018
  • At the core of Idlib's predicament is the thousands of jihadists entrenched in the province along with the civilians.
    — Zeina Karam, Fox News, 6 Sep. 2018
  • Look at how deeply entrenched the Trump campaign and the Trump team is with one another.
    — Fox News, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Safe to say Kupp was firmly entrenched on one side of that debate.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Safe to say Kupp was firmly entrenched on one side of that debate.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2023
  • They were intended to entrench the rule of the party in power.
    — Gideon Cohn-Postar, The Conversation, 1 Nov. 2019
  • The move comes after three of its charter schools were found to have been entrenched in scandal.
    — Bella Ross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2019
  • Witt is firmly entrenched as the face of the franchise for the foreseeable future.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Indeed, the survivor cars have entrenched themselves at the top of the leader board as the list of true threats dwindles.
    — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2018
  • And this year’s slate could further entrench Netflix with viewers around the world for many years to come.
    — Adam Epstein, Quartz, 12 Jan. 2021
  • 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
  • But that’s obviously not the case, and it’s been entrenched.
    — NBC News, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Elections under a regime such as the one entrenched in Tehran are neither free nor fair.
    — Jason Rezaian, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
  • One year on from the outbreak of war with Hamas in Gaza, Israel is now entrenched in war on other fronts too.
    — Morgan Phillips, Fox News, 7 Oct. 2024
  • The Reds haven’t had a first baseman or third baseman play in at least half of the team’s games since 2021, when Votto and Suárez were entrenched in those spots.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Production from the iffy 6-9 spots in the order — and players that aren’t entrenched in the daily lineup.
    — Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
  • They were entrenched in artist development and were damn good at it.
    — Karen Bliss, Billboard, 4 June 2019
  • They are entrenched in the villages and their rockets are hidden inside their homes.
    — Ruth Marks Eglash, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Even though he’s already entrenched at third in Chicago, the Cubs had to clear room for him in the lineup and make a decision between him and another prospect.
    — Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Such déjà vu is an indication of how the Bulls have been unable to break out of a cycle of mediocrity that’s further entrenched by the East’s lack of competitiveness.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025

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