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
At short ranges, shooting out nets to tangle up the drone is another method and cheap lasers are also being developed.
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025
Descartes gets himself into a bit of a tangle here.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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