tangle

Example Sentences

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“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 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

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

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

He described the tangle of lawyers, judges, and motions involved as a "procedural morass" with no simple answers.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

When the canoes came around a sharp bend, jagged rocks unexpectedly grabbed a hold of one while a tangle of vines and fallen trees ensnared it.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple