tangle
Example Sentences
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The decision also drops at a moment when more than a dozen other states are weighing their own mask laws — laws that could create a tangle of dueling precedents across the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 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
A formidable presence, a defender's nightmare - too tight and he'll turn you, drop off and he'll bury one from distance, try to tangle and he'll cause you all kinds of chaos.
From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026
A westward look at KCK from atop KCMO’s distinctive skyline would find a tangle of smokestacks, factories and rail yards.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
He fell into a bush on the other side, enduring more scrapes from a tangle of thorns.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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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