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

If I wanted to watch a pair of agitated fortysomethings engage in a comically meaningless tangle, I would hit the parking lot at a travel soccer tournament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

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

His russet beard was a bird’s nest tangle; one cheek was pulled downwards by an ugly scar, and whatever had bitten him had taken off one ear.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver