Sentence examples for entrench on from inspiring English sources

The landscape was mostly devoid of features that would aid in defense, but Gilsa's men were able to entrench on one low rise, Blocher's Knoll.

Before his sudden death, La Romana had met with Wellington and agreed on a plan for the campaign the army was to entrench on the heights of San Cristóbal, with its right flank protected by the fort of San Cristóbal, its front covered by the Gebora and Guadiana rivers, the left guarded by the fortress at Campo Maior, and Elvas protecting the rear.

Tea party voters agree with their party brethren that the party needs to make major changes, but they're far more likely to say that the GOP should mostly entrench on its current positions; 51percenttakeke that view, compared to 26percentt of non-tea party Republicans.

The Americans provoked the assault by entrenching on Breed's Hill, the lower of two hills overlooking the British position.

From there they marched down to the confluence of the Black River and Moore's Creek, and began entrenching on the east bank of the creek.

The German forces initially captured the heights at Mount Sorrel and Tor Top before entrenching on the far slope of the ridge.

But having laws that entrench discrimination on the basis of arbitrary biological or social differences sends a powerful message that the state is willing to tolerate it.

If it follows other advanced economies' central banks down the path of further monetary easing to sustain fragile growth, some fear it could entrench dependency on E.C.B. money, rekindle inflation and contribute to future asset price bubbles.

The lawsuit accused him of committing fraud to "entrench himself on Uber's Board of Directors and increase his power over Uber for his own selfish ends," and of secretly clearing the way for his return.

The firm, which also reportedly led the charge to push Kalanick out of the company, alleges that Kalanick worked to "entrench himself on Uber's Board of Directors and increase his power over Uber for his own selfish ends".

You might have expected this ill-augured conflict to entrench even further on-screen distaste for the arbitrament of the sword.