entangle

Example Sentences

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Mulino has insisted the canal's neutrality is intact and has urged Washington not to entangle Panama in its rivalry with Beijing.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Around fifteen years ago, he and his collaborators were among the first to entangle the spins of extremely cold atoms.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

Nets along the east coast also routinely entangle humpback whales on their annual migration to and from the tropics.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

“Unguided chatbot responses, for example, cannot be neatly constrained. Attempts to do so will either be insufficient or entangle developers in a morass of third-rail social issues.”

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2025

Surely Forest would not entangle the poor woman yet.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry