1
: existing in or giving the appearance of a state of utter disorder
2
: very involved : exceedingly complex
Examples of tangled in a Sentence
it helps to have a lawyer to sort out the tangled contracts that home buyers typically have to contend with
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Her relentless pursuit of the truth unearths a tangled web of lies that threatens to unravel everything she’s built.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
Over time, some of the artifacts had corroded together to form a tangled mass, which researchers had to carefully extract.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Men tearing at the tangled mass of beams and light wooden chairs, shouted in frustrated desperation.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2025
In practice, the framework often results in a tangled web of policies, workflows, and manual interventions.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
Over time, some of the artifacts had corroded together to form a tangled mass, which researchers had to carefully extract.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Men tearing at the tangled mass of beams and light wooden chairs, shouted in frustrated desperation.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2025
In practice, the framework often results in a tangled web of policies, workflows, and manual interventions.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tangled
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“Tangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangled. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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