tangle

Example Sentences

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She had a tangle of sticks and string in her coat pocket—she pulled them out.

From Literature

The other side’s a tangle of plugs and cables, a spiderweb of colored wires.

From Literature

“It’ll be really exciting to see her get back out into the wild but of course I’ll worry about her forever — getting tangled up again, or something else,” Adams said.

From Los Angeles Times

Her blond hair is just as wispy and fine, and it’s in a tangled nest, like she hasn’t brushed it in days.

From Literature

He fell into a bush on the other side, enduring more scrapes from a tangle of thorns.

From Literature