knotty

Example Sentences

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Of course, as with any knotty academic question, there are anomalies.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

It’ll go down with knotty LPs by Tori Amos and Fiona Apple that contort classical traditions to tangled, personal ends, and this track sums up her mission beautifully.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

It’s the latest in a series of knotty characters embraced by Arquette, 57.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

What constitutes romance is different for everyone, and when you get to the matter of love itself, issues become even more knotty.

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2025

The long ride to Kansas and back had Papa drawn down till he was as thin and knotty as a fence rail.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson