convolute

Example Sentences

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How barmy is it to fly thousands of people half-way around the world to sit in giant air-conditioned tents to argue about commas, and interpretations of convoluted words?

From BBC

Our reviewer, Steven Poole, wrote that “the book proceeds like a convoluted murder mystery, introducing one suspect after another in what seems like an open-and-shut case, before puncturing the promising narrative with an inconvenient fact.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The series was described as "messy, convoluted, at times absurd and frequently overblown", by James Hibbs of Radio Times.

From BBC

Democrats have stuck with their convoluted delegate allotment system.

From Los Angeles Times

Graves took the stand during the trial and offered a convoluted defense.

From Salon