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How to pronounce embroil in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms drag, drag in, sweep, sweep up, tangle
Type of involve
Derivation embroilment

Examples of embroil

embroil
I never understood WHY women wanted to embroil themselves in the cash nexus.
From the economist.com
The controversy is not the first to embroil Schorr in recent years.
From the time.com
It could embroil the United States in a significant, lengthy and uncertain military commitment.
From the nation.time.com
Zainab's a desperate woman, and her problems are set to embroil other people in the whole sorry situation.
From the dailymail.co.uk
You don't embroil yourself in somebody else's project.
From the online.wsj.com
That could embroil Netanyahu in another political zigzag.
From the stltoday.com
Despite an insider-trading probe that could yet embroil leading figures at the firm, much has improved in recent months.
From the economist.com
To find the missing passengers, I have only to embroil myself in the traffic congested around the high school.
From the news.enquirer.com
The decline is likely to embroil Auckland Transport's board in more soul-searching at its monthly meeting this afternoon.
From the nzherald.co.nz
More examples
  • Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"
  • (embroiled) deeply involved especially in something complicated; "embroiled in the conflict"; "felt unwilling entangled in their affairs"
  • (embroilment) imbroglio: an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation
  • To draw into a situation; to cause to be involved
  • To draw into a conflict or fight; involve in trouble.