tangle
Example Sentences
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He would be far from the only US president to tangle with the Israeli PM.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
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
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
Brooklyn quickly studied the tangle of wires that ran to the back of one of the computers and patched in the crash cart.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
Vocabulary lists containing tangle
"Of Mice and Men"
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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