rat's nest
Example Sentences
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Deftly unraveling the tangled politics of the moment, Mr. Wallace vividly shows La Guardia juggling factions of fusionist Republicans, communists, interventionists, isolationists, Tammany pols and a rat’s nest of the city’s fierce ethnic rivalries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
Mine was just a complete nightmare rat's nest and it's always the bane of my existence.
From Salon • Jun. 15, 2023
“It’s about a group of guys who unknowingly walked into this rat’s nest, and how political forces impacted a group of individuals.”
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2023
Please ignore the rat’s nest of cables peeking out behind them.
From The Verge • Aug. 20, 2021
And Lurvy dragged Wilbur’s trough across the yard and kicked some dirt into the rat’s nest, burying the broken egg and all Templeton’s other possessions.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
