knot

Example Sentences

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The script ties itself in knots trying to make Davis a good guy, when he would be far more interesting if he wasn’t.

From Los Angeles Times

Our call of the day from Citrini Research suggests investors stop tying themselves in knots trying to figure out “what moats will endure in software.”

From MarketWatch

Instead, they’re frozen in their grown-up strangeness, Dad picking at his nails and Aunt Melissa tying her dish towel into knots.

From Literature

He knotted it loosely and struck flame from the tinderbox.

From Literature

He knew it wasn’t her but his insides felt like knots.

From Literature