entrench

Example Sentences

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“If people see it as part of a broader pattern it is likely that inflation expectations will rise and that could entrench high inflation in the economy,” he warned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

"We didn't let the enemy entrench in the grey zone and we stopped their storm groups," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

In a January essay, he detailed concerns that bad actors could use AI to mount devastating biological attacks, and that authoritarian regimes could use it to entrench their power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

"They would further entrench our dependence on international card schemes and increase our exposure to non-European big tech payment solutions," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Grant had been criticized for not entrenching at Pittsburg Landing; Halleck, it seemed, was determined to entrench himself all the way from Pittsburg Landing to Corinth.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt