How to Use tangle with in a Sentence

tangle with

phrasal verb
  • And this might not be Peltz’s last tangle with the company.
    Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Anthony lived straight, did all his check-ins and didn’t tangle with the law again.
    Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Its self-cleaning brush rolls don’t get tangled with hair.
    Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The north bank is lined with razor wire laid by the Texas National Guard, tangled with the torn clothing of migrants.
    Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Want to wear out your drag tangling with monster, sea-run steelhead and chinook salmon?
    Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Rumor has it that your great-grandmother even tangled with Lt. Col. George Custer and won?
    Abc News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2023
  • These slots keep lures from tangling with each other, and also allow easy access to hooks and sinkers.
    Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Durant fell after his feet got tangled with Williams after Durant came off a screen from Nurkic near the top of the key.
    Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Mars—your ruler—tangling with power-hungry Pluto on the 20th and 21st could find you up against those with clashing visions.
    Katharine Merlin, Town & Country, 16 May 2023
  • Bulgogi tangled with tofu skin that had been cut to mimic the beef’s texture.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The parking lot is a mess, cars prowling for an empty space, shoppers weaving through the tangle with overloaded carts.
    David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • However, the cleaner head works extremely well on hard floors, and its self-cleaning brushroll won’t get tangled with pet hair.
    Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
  • American Fiction, like the novel it’s based on, tangles with some thorny questions.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 Dec. 2023
  • As the Libra Moon tangles with the Taurus Sun, an atmosphere of laziness may develop.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2023
  • And Haley and DeSantis are still tangling with each other, each pushing to be the main Trump alternative.
    Adam Carlson, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2024
  • New York City has tangled with Airbnb and enacted new regulations this year that affect the right to operate thousands of rentals.
    Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • Kelly, who famously tangled with Trump in a GOP debate in 2015, relented.
    Neil Vigdor, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2023
  • Another challenge is that the syphilis spike has been tangled with drug addiction, and many people who use drugs are hesitant to seek medical care.
    Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Plus, its dual multi-surface rubber brushes flex to adjust to different floor types and avoid getting tangled with pet hair.
    Stephanie Mlot, PCMAG, 1 May 2023
  • His various adventures include tangling with Thanos, fighting the evil version of himself named Magus, and becoming a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
    Milan Polk, Men's Health, 5 May 2023
  • Bayonet fighting amid the cactus hedges the metal tangled with the sand’s imperfect memory.
    Ishion Hutchinson, The New York Review of Books, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Video circulating on social media appeared to show the highway patrol officer tangling with the man on the pavement before shots rang out.
    Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Video of the fight, which circulated on social media, shows a deputy slamming a girl, later identified by her family as Faith Jeffers, to the ground before a teenage boy tangles with deputies.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Even before Hollywood imagined the first alien on screen, the myths of Mars have been tangled with religion, folklore and early scientific inquiry.
    Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Saltwater anglers, or anyone that tangles with strong fish, will benefit from the Custom Inshore Speed Spin’s carbon fiber drag system.
    Pete Robins, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
  • Foligno also tangled with Blackhawks defenseman Jarred Tinordi in the second.
    Jay Cohen, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Heavier tackle, a steel leader, long pliers and protective gloves are recommended for tangling with these toothy giants.
    Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • With Kyrie Irving out for a sixth consecutive game with a sprained thumb, Doncic went to the locker room briefly in the first quarter after getting his right ankle tangled with Antetokounmpo in a battle for a loose ball.
    Schuyler Dixon, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Plus, after three months of extended testing, the brush head never tangled with pet hair and continued to be impressively easy to maneuver around furniture.
    Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Language bleeds into sight, which tangles with memory or personality and so on.
    Aj Willingham, CNN, 8 July 2023

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