unsnarl

Example Sentences

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When, in Season 3, Storer and his writers opted to slow things down a bit, to pull each character aside and unsnarl the welter of emotions that fueled the Bear’s kitchen, some viewers were disappointed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025

Why another lane isn’t going to unsnarl the traffic.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2024

It has also tried to increase competition in industries like meat-packing, partnered with retailers to unsnarl supply chains at ports and railways, and released oil from strategic reserves to try to push down prices.

From Reuters • May 16, 2022

And as an old line has it, the cure for high prices is high prices: The private sector has strong incentives to unsnarl supply chains, and in fact is starting to do that.

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2021

I’ll pretend, thought Lyddie, as she tried to unsnarl her brain over the steaming cup, I’ll pretend I was crazy from the fever and didn’t know what I was doing—can’t even remember what I did.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson