convolute

Example Sentences

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How barmy is it to fly thousands of people half-way around the world to sit in giant air-conditioned tents to argue about commas, and interpretations of convoluted words?

From BBC

Our reviewer, Steven Poole, wrote that “the book proceeds like a convoluted murder mystery, introducing one suspect after another in what seems like an open-and-shut case, before puncturing the promising narrative with an inconvenient fact.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Keeping it impenetrable, convoluted and weird is especiallly important in light of the purpose all these lies serve, which is to protect Donald Trump.

From Salon

Now, with AI in the equation, the concept of ownership has become convoluted.

From Los Angeles Times

But the study’s results indicate that convoluted legal language persists mainly through convenience and tradition, not out of a particular preference for the style.

From Scientific American