knotted

Example Sentences

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A mass of knotted rope entangles like tentacles or whirs when swung by a spinning dancer.

From New York Times

The appearance of Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, in Ukraine’s capital at the same time further emphasized that one deadly conflict can quickly become knotted up with power struggles thousands of miles away.

From New York Times

One is a row of ropes suspended from near the gallery ceiling; another is a wooden slant-board with knotted ropes attached.

From Los Angeles Times

The thought of all the damage these men have wrought, and the severity of their exile, gets knotted up with questions of mercy.

From New York Times

At that time, the capital was a ghost town — its broad boulevards were empty, sandbagged and knotted with checkpoints.

From New York Times