tangle with
Example Sentences
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Late last week, it appeared likely that Starmer might survive in the medium term, not least because no plausible challenger seemed ready to tangle with Labour’s complicated rules for ousting a party leader.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
When ILA supporters haven’t had to fend off complaints from observers about their demands and the strike calendar, they’ve had to tangle with another inconvenient talking point: the whole mob thing.
From Slate • Oct. 3, 2024
City’s peerless midfield man Rodri, who had already been pole-axed by Kai Havertz’s shoulder seconds after kick-off, limped away 21 minutes later following an awkward tangle with Thomas Partey at a corner.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2024
Pastoralists who tangle with wildlife might lose livestock and income or suffer injury or death.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2024
Sadly, however, we realized that the impetuous tangle with King’s would dry up our source of new experimental results.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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