tangle
Example Sentences
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She writes from a place that’s a tangle of personal struggle, accountability and owning the pain.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
“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
The three creatures became one ecstatic tangle of golden, white, and black fur, cavorting in the moonlight.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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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