Sentence examples for were embroiled from inspiring English sources
verb
To draw into a situation; to cause to be involved.
- Avoid him. He will embroil you in his fights.
By midafternoon, the marines were embroiled in yet another fight.
Ultimately, the investigators were embroiled in intense disagreement.
By then, though, the Lions were embroiled in a fruitless game of catch-up.
And United were embroiled in a relegation battle until the start of April.
"Before, they would never go away for the weekend if they were embroiled in the market.
The police briefed that these men were embroiled in drug smuggling plots or other crimes".
In 2004, no fewer than three ex-presidents were embroiled in corruption scandals.
Among the countries attending were Bosnia and Herzegovina and Yugoslavia, which were embroiled in a war.
His daughter and son-in-law were embroiled in a financial scandal.
The response was the same when other winners were embroiled by transgressions, like jail sentences.
How would you react if your institute of higher learning were embroiled in a scandal?
