knotty

Example Sentences

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What Thompson-Hernández’s art so easily dispels, no matter the genre it finds a home in, are all the knotty, misguided and trite representations of otherness in our contemporary world.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 10, 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

They don’t have much top, but lots of knotty roots, shaped sort of like sweet potatoes.

From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson