tangle

Example Sentences

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“Charge my phone?” asked another, and Gil submitted the device into a tangle of cords growing from a surge protector.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The chicken, shredded tender, mingles with spaghetti broken into thirds, while cream-of-mushroom soup pulls everything into a glossy, velvety tangle.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

It has balanced the budget, improved government aid to the poor by removing political middlemen, and cut a tangle of red tape that was strangling business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

He described the tangle of lawyers, judges, and motions involved as a "procedural morass" with no simple answers.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

“I would say she has more than a tangle in her yarn,” she said, her voice one shade oilier than normal.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson