knotty

Example Sentences

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As a portrait of an artist at a crossroads, it's compellingly knotty.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Of course, as with any knotty academic question, there are anomalies.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

It’s the latest in a series of knotty characters embraced by Arquette, 57.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Knox comprehends how knotty the process of reconciling with an ending that differs from what we want can be.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2025

As we were passing by a gnarled, knotty tree, Hamlet plucked an apple and showed me the fruit streaked with red and gold like a sunset.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein