tangle
Example Sentences
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Learning from troops in Ukraine, Israeli forces have begun covering their positions with netting to entrap and tangle the tiny drones.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Maybe it’s a drizzle of special vinegar, a pat of cultured butter softening into gloss or a tangle of pickled vegetables with just enough bite.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
She writes from a place that’s a tangle of personal struggle, accountability and owning the pain.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Before him was a tangle of circuit boards the size of a cutting board—big enough to slice a few Granny Smiths.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
She remembered the way his hands worked through a tangle.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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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