Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

entail

[en-tayl, en-tayl, en-tayl] / ɛnˈteɪl, ɛnˈteɪl, ˈɛn teɪl /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

South Korea’s presidential office has threatened to take further action, though it hasn’t specified what that could entail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

It is unclear what exactly a ban would entail, and whether employees of those outlets would be prevented from entering the White House grounds.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

In a newsy weekend on the AI front, CEO Sam Altman said OpenAI won’t target an initial public offering this year and noted that making AI safer will entail “significant costs.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Omishakin said it is too soon to say how much California will invest in the effort, or how many chargers it will ultimately entail, although the number is probably in the hundreds if not higher.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

He wrote: Thoughtcrime does not entail death: thoughtcrime IS death.

From "1984" by George Orwell

“We don’t know what all of that entails right now and that’s why a study is required to ask all of these questions and identify issues and potential possibilities.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

But Oman hasn’t confirmed a deal, and Iranian officials have offered contradictory statements on what it entails.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

The Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank says there is "relatively little detail" about what Reform's plan entails.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

They had grandparents for the kids to stay with, so they did not go—as tens of thousands do each year—into state custody, with the many attendant traumas that entails.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

I have chosen this course which is more difficult and which entails more risk and hardship than sitting in gaol.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Both jobs entailed tedious rewrite work that would have fit into Mr. Posner’s capacious definition of plagiarism.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

It entailed careful removal of the stone flooring to reveal the mechanicals beneath.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Nobody scored more than 23 goals in the four seasons between 2018-19 and 2021-22, but the past four Golden Boots have all entailed between 27 and 36 goals.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

But I didn’t buy the behavioral shifts some of these turns entailed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Third, when Washington talked about independence from foreign nations, his understanding of what American independence entailed cut much deeper than the patriotic veneer customarily suggested by the term.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

In recent years, a couple of local districts have rolled out pilot programs entailing the release of sterile male mosquitoes to drive the population down, a relatively new approach to tackling these mosquitoes.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2025

So, the fuel needs a larger percentage of this isotope, entailing higher uranium-235 enrichment than the 4 percent enriched LEU typically used in nuclear power plants.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2023

Often presenting well after the initial infection, post-acute infection syndrome manifests as a complex and variable disorder, typically entailing severe fatigue, gastrointestinal issues, confused sensory perception, and neurocognitive abnormalities.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2023

The new coalition government presented plans to step up climate protection efforts entailing far-reaching reforms for the utility sector and across manufacturing industries, buildings, transport and agriculture.

From Reuters ● Dec. 29, 2021

There are videos about the importance and difference of treble and bass clefs; there is a list of music terms and what they mean, and the site even contains videos entailing the transposition of music.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




Vocabulary lists containing entail


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com