How to Use tangle with in a Sentence

tangle with

verb
  • The last ripe orange rays of sun snuck under her hat and tangled with the wind in her hair.
    — Kelso Harper, Scientific American, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Across six episodes, the likable duo tangle with an array of powerful rival lords.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Unlike many devices that get tangled with hair, this one handled it without issue.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The Aztecs were tangling with Ducks instead of Wolverines.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Inside, everything has its own little home, so earrings don’t tangle with bracelets mid-flight.
    — Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Instead of just sitting on top of the new device, the cells actually grew through the mesh and tangled with it.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Trump tangled with Democrats and shouted out several high-profile guests.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • But there was another tense moment after the main parachute got tangled with the remnants of the reserve canopy.
    — CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Drag stars Ginger Minj and Jujubee climb abroad as train attendants who tangle with the snooty first-class crew.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
  • Saturday’s next step in a season that’s been all claws and teeth for the Kings is to tangle with an opponent that has been defanged year over year.
    — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Hefty penalties and fines may be the consequence for companies that tangle with the DOJ.
    — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Upon deploying their main parachute, it got tangled with the remains of the reserve chute, according to the report.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
  • The other nine suspects were members of three other gangs that tangled with McKillville, Clark said.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 30 June 2026
  • Recently, there was an overflowing plate of wild, peppery arugula with a gardens worth of fresh herbs and colorful flowers tangled with spring peas.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Jumpers with long hair often wear a buff, which is a cloth under their helmet to keep hair from tangling with equipment or knotting in the wind gusts, Stewart explained.
    — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Among them are rad na, a Thai-Chinese dish of wide rice noodles that arrive with a visible sear from the wok, tangled with pieces of chicken and shrimp and slicked with gravy.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Right after scoring a power-play goal off a rebound to make it 3-0 Lightning, Point’s leg appeared to get tangled with York.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Trump has also tangled with Chief Justice John Roberts over the president's criticism of judges ruling against him.
    — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
  • By the early twentieth century, the notion of the multiverse was emerging, moving away from theology and tangling with quantum physics and cats.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Solanke showed strength, composure and control to hold off Abdukodir Khusanov, cut back inside, and score after a tangle with Marc Guehi.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Ariadne has tangled with guls and lived to tell the tale, albeit aided by medical training and prostheses provided by her mentor Erik Yurkov—who has since gone missing.
    — Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Castle was throwing his weight around, tangling with Bones Hyland and getting McDaniels in foul trouble, while going 9 of 9 from the free-throw line.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • Murphy has tangled with the White House and the president himself, who has criticized the senator on the platform Truth Social.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
  • Emily’s Sassy Lime might be fairly obscure, but its brief tangle with underground rock stardom is central to the exhibit’s exploration of teen-age self-fashioning.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Three years ago, Ross Chastain dramatically tailed off after being targeted for scorn from several veterans who tangled with him.
    — ABC News, 8 June 2026
  • The Royals tangled with the Athletics all evening, trailing early but rallying for a 4-1 victory in the series opener.
    — Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
  • This comes as many news organizations become uncomfortably tangled with AI companies.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
  • On Thursday, Group F will become a little clearer when Tunisia tangles with the Netherlands, and Sweden plays Japan.
    — Russell Lewis, NPR, 22 June 2026
  • Folarin Balogun was given a red card in the 64th minute after getting tangled with defender Tarik Muharemovic and stepping on his ankle.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • Florida State and Clemson, before ultimately agreeing to remain in the ACC, each tangled with their conference in court.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 11 Nov. 2025

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