tangle

Example Sentences

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His thoughts got so tangled that his mind gave up trying to revise his memory of seeing Angela vanish.

From Literature

He curled spikily around her neck and they towed the wagon across the grassland, up to the tangled vines and ferns of the rain forest.

From Literature

Would Treacy, who was running in third when he tangled with Liu, have won a medal if there were fewer men on the track?

From BBC

“They got tangled up there and fell on the ground. It’s just an unfortunate play.”

From Los Angeles Times

Only a few weeks after April's disappearance, Hazel gave birth to her daughter Amelia - a moment supposed to be joyful was instead tangled in grief.

From BBC