Example Sentences

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Elected in 2022, the 65-year-old Colombian president is no stranger to tangling with adversaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

The administration was not interested in tangling with powerful trends that had been going on for decades.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025

It’s the risk of tangling their expectations and desires, and the fear that their hunger to stay together might get in the way of their separate futures.

From Salon • May 21, 2025

"Remy hair has aligned cuticles, hair flows uniformly in one direction, which leads to less tangling and a silkier texture. This is high-value hair," says George Cherion, the company's chief executive.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2025

It was spinning out of the thunderclouds like gray spider webs and tangling against the foothills of the mountain.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko