entangle
verb
en·tan·gle
in-ˈtaŋ-gəl 
en-
entangled; entangling; entangles
1
a
: to wrap or twist together : interweave
b
: ensnare
2
a
: to involve in a perplexing or troublesome situation
became entangled in a lawsuit
b
: to make complicated
the story is entangled with legends
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Examples of entangle in a Sentence
in the process of taking down the Christmas tree, we managed to entangle the string of lights into a hopeless mess of wires
the young runaway gradually became entangled in a web of lies
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The gold medal-winning athlete may have been entangled in bronze-medal controversy during the recent Olympic Games, but that didn’t deter her from revealing her thoughts about the future on Saturday.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 Nov. 2024
The couple then called Mintz daily — sometimes together, more frequently apart, often in the dead of night — and entangled him in free-associative, at times searching conversations.
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Separate from Musk’s business empire, his America PAC has been entangled in a legal battle, with Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner over the super PAC’s $1 million daily prize giveaways.
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—Richard Olsen, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 Nov. 2024
The couple then called Mintz daily — sometimes together, more frequently apart, often in the dead of night — and entangled him in free-associative, at times searching conversations.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
Separate from Musk’s business empire, his America PAC has been entangled in a legal battle, with Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner over the super PAC’s $1 million daily prize giveaways.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Clearly, residential architectural design in America is entangled in its own 21st-century complications.
—Richard Olsen, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Entangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entangle. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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entangle
verb
en·tan·gle
in-ˈtaŋ-gəl
1
: to make tangled or confused
2
: to involve in a tangle or a confusing or difficult situation
entanglement
noun
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