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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interweave.

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Examples

  • Yet so unconscious is our author of the real point at issue, that he proceeds to support his view by several other passages in which Irenæus 'interweaves' his own remarks, because they happen to contain the words [Greek: dia touto], though in every instance the indicative and _not the infinitive_ is used.

    Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" Joseph Barber Lightfoot 1858

  • Morton skillfully interweaves the different periods in which the novel is set, maintaining pace throughout.

    BookBrowse Previews April Books 2009

  • She reveals intimate secrets and offers an unflinching look at family issues once considered unspeakable as she interweaves two fascinating coming-of-age storiesone of a small child, and one of a nation.

    First Darling of the Morning by Thrity Umrigar: Book summary 2010

  • Morton skillfully interweaves the different periods in which the novel is set, maintaining pace throughout.

    The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton: Book summary 2010

  • The remainder of the film builds towards a peculiar crescendo that interweaves the utterly inexplicable nature of the universe (or, if you prefer, "God"), Jewish American culture in the late 1960s/early 1970s, the story of Job, a sort of anti-nostalgia, the inscrutability of mankind, and an almost Fortean spite for anything like comprehension.

    "I see a door, holes in the floor." greygirlbeast 2010

  • Morton skillfully interweaves the different periods in which the novel is set, maintaining pace throughout.

    BookBrowse Previews April Books 2009

  • The author interweaves Greek mythology, African mythology, and Catholic doctrine into the story line of Amaryllis in Blueberry.

    Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011

  • Coppola skillfully interweaves two fascinating periods in history: the actual birth of organized crime as immigrants swelled our shores in the early 1900s, and the challenging period of the 1950s, when the Mafia became too big and prosperous not to be noticed.

    John Farr: Actor's Actor: A Birthday Salute to Robert Duvall John Farr 2012

  • I love the way she interweaves different people's lives and stories, gradually revealing incidents, emotions and memories.

    Readers recommend their favourite books of 2010 2011

  • The remainder of the film builds towards a peculiar crescendo that interweaves the utterly inexplicable nature of the universe (or, if you prefer, "God"), Jewish American culture in the late 1960s/early 1970s, the story of Job, a sort of anti-nostalgia, the inscrutability of mankind, and an almost Fortean spite for anything like comprehension.

    "I see a door, holes in the floor." greygirlbeast 2010

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