untangle

Example Sentences

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Brundage would get up at 4 a.m. and untangle the complex international network of consumer devices making up Ipidea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

But switching name order can cause confusion that’s hard to untangle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

There will be a lot for investors to untangle on Thursday afternoon, when FedEx announces External link its fiscal third-quarter numbers.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

At the same time, they spread in different ways and can cause very different symptoms, making their evolutionary paths difficult to untangle.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2026

My job in the group includes fetching water for the shrimp catchers, helping untangle their nets, and separating the shrimp from weeds.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung