tangle

Example Sentences

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Director Guy Ritchie, who has of course tangled with the famous detective before, has this time opted to explore the origin story of Sherlock Holmes.

From BBC

In the middle, a small finch was desperately trying to free his legs, but the more it moved, the more its claws became tangled.

From BBC

They then observed what happened when double-strand breaks formed at these tangled sites.

From Science Daily

Beneath it spreads a tangled and glowing cloud called the Fox Fur Nebula, named for its textured, fur like appearance.

From Science Daily

The chicken, shredded tender, mingles with spaghetti broken into thirds, while cream-of-mushroom soup pulls everything into a glossy, velvety tangle.

From Salon