tangle
Example Sentences
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Late last week, it appeared likely that Starmer might survive in the medium term, not least because no plausible challenger seemed ready to tangle with Labour’s complicated rules for ousting a party leader.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
It’s bad enough that Lisa has to deal with Dan’s insecurity — now she’s got to tangle with some dopey crooks?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Their webs are a tangle of threads suspended above the ground and they like to hang out in kitchens and conservatories.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
“Charge my phone?” asked another, and Gil submitted the device into a tangle of cords growing from a surge protector.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
The air swirls in a tempest around them, blowing open the glass doors to the garden with a tangle of billowing curtains.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing tangle
"Of Mice and Men"
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Excerpt from "Flipped"
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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