Examples of 'entrench' in a sentence

Meaning of "entrench"

To 'entrench' as a verb means to establish an idea, belief, or practice so firmly that it is very difficult to change or remove
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  • To dig or excavate a trench; to trench.
  • To surround or provide with a trench, especially for defense; to dig in.
  • To establish a substantial position in business, politics, etc.
  • To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on, and take possession of, that which belongs to another; usually followed by on or upon.

How to use "entrench" in a sentence

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This would entrench instability in the system.
Its resolute mission is to entrench human rights.
We entrench deeper and deeper into ourselves.
Inaction will only entrench the embarrassment.
I do entrench you to bring but five and twenty.
A clean energy scheme to entrench a dirty occupation.
Entrench themselves with felled trees.
Let the left entrench their position.
The worst outcome would be to entrench him.
There we will entrench and await the enemy.
He used mass media communications to entrench his rule.
She chose to entrench inside herself.
The magnifying of tension points contributes to entrench conflict.
Failure to respond will entrench poverty for generations.
It feels like this idea would just entrench the.

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Have the men entrench here as quickly as possible.
Competitive federalism would undoubtedly entrench regional sentiments.
You need to entrench yourself in a job that has a spine.
Strengthen political institutions to entrench a culture of democracy.
It would thus entrench an unacceptable double standard in international law.
Bad economic policies create and entrench poverty.
He can not entrench himself here.
And subsidies and taxes that are going to entrench their wealth.
People tend to entrench in these situations.
The loss of libraries is simply another surefire way to entrench inequality.
I tell him not to entrench himself in the mistake.
Most entrench themselves in front of the possibilities of the realities of any faith.
It will preserve and entrench political power.
Some of them entrench themselves in churches or missions by posing as refugees.
Our initial instinct is to entrench ourselves in one spot.
This can entrench incumbent operators in a more dominant position.
He orders his troops to entrench in the village church.
Entrench minority language rights and provide greater resources to protect them.
They will entrench the attitudes.
It will root entrench.
They will have to entrench in front of the wire entanglement.
We have to have a very strong criticism of modes of cooperation that entrench inequality.
Strengthen political institutions to entrench a culture of democracy and peace.
They entrench an international system that unjustly favors the great powers.
In this way it is making efforts to entrench legitimate employment practices.
Laws that entrench patriarchy reinforce the practice of subjugating women and youth.
It would only entrench me further.
Each of these institutions works through networking and partnering to entrench its gains.
Geoengineering schemes will entrench and exacerbate existing inequalities.
What makes schooling a tool for development also can entrench disadvantage.
An ongoing business to entrench better economic and political governance.
What makes education a tool for advancement can also entrench disadvantage.
This tended to further entrench the use of these nicknames.
The government furthermore must adopt a national war crimes policy to entrench the rule of law.
The new laws entrench principles of gender equality in access to land.

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