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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New York — The rat’s nest of AI partnerships just got a bit more tangled.
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Trier paints a vivid, tender portrait of a fractured family through time, examining its tangled roots via a beautiful family home passed down through generations, where a matriarch once hung herself and where, in the present day, Gustav wants to shoot his new film.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
The buck was standing broadside at 32 yards, so Piepenburg nocked another arrow, knelt to thread it through tangled cover, and released.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
Although a ladder is needed for adorning the tree with ornaments, the tree is pre-lit, so that tangled strands of lights are a thing of Christmas past.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
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Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Trier paints a vivid, tender portrait of a fractured family through time, examining its tangled roots via a beautiful family home passed down through generations, where a matriarch once hung herself and where, in the present day, Gustav wants to shoot his new film.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
The buck was standing broadside at 32 yards, so Piepenburg nocked another arrow, knelt to thread it through tangled cover, and released.
—Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 2 Oct. 2025
Although a ladder is needed for adorning the tree with ornaments, the tree is pre-lit, so that tangled strands of lights are a thing of Christmas past.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Tangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangled. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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