Definition of entrenched in English:
entrenched
adjectiveɪnˈtrɛn(t)ʃtɛnˈtrɛn(t)ʃt
(of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained.
an entrenched resistance to change
Example sentencesExamples
- The experiment in equality had no impact on entrenched discrimination.
- The success of these established brands gave rise to a deeply entrenched in-house establishment.
- We now have the resources to tackle entrenched poverty.
- All sorts of authoritative, entrenched cultural positions can be tweaked by humor.
- A now entrenched movement in the Internet world favors eliminating copyright altogether.
- A major obstacle to good governance is the entrenched lack of accountability within the government.
- The goal, very simply, was, and is, the protection of entrenched profits and power.
- Even some of the most entrenched rough sleepers have been successfully accommodated.
- In 1995, Lai founded Apple Daily, taking on Hong Kong's entrenched newspapers in a fierce price war.
- The entrenched systems of control in the Arab world are beginning to give way.
- Family members often commence therapy with entrenched views about which of them are responsible for family problems.
- Codes must shake up an entrenched engineering corps that still favours technology over cost effectiveness.
- Whether he can make a dent on the entrenched culture there remains to be seen.
- Low taxes, low services and entrenched business power means a stagnant future.
- It was asking for the overthrow of generations of entrenched prejudice.
- When Jesus told this story he was making an extremely important point about entrenched conflict.
- Entrenched management attitudes can be an enormous obstacle to facility projects that can reduce costs.
- Individuals can, of course, be manipulated and misled by a malevolent guide or entrenched prejudice.
- There is a question whether some long entrenched organisations will play ball.
- Periodically a radical external mobilization confronts entrenched resistance within the university.