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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As Danny and Lena squared off against thieves, smugglers, and serial killers, Boston Blue also explored the tangled branches of the Silver family tree.
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
Drawer dividers keep utensils and cooking tools from becoming a tangled mess.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
The charming movie, releasing Friday, May 22, should be a salve for longtime fans, and a smart grab for new ones who aren’t invested in the tangled, increasingly tedious lore of the Skywalker family.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
When your partner is a creative person toiling away as an artist, that conversation is typically a tangled knot of hearts and minds and money and desires and needs and space and time.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
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Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
Drawer dividers keep utensils and cooking tools from becoming a tangled mess.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 May 2026
The charming movie, releasing Friday, May 22, should be a salve for longtime fans, and a smart grab for new ones who aren’t invested in the tangled, increasingly tedious lore of the Skywalker family.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
When your partner is a creative person toiling away as an artist, that conversation is typically a tangled knot of hearts and minds and money and desires and needs and space and time.
—Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
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“Tangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tangled. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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