Tangle example sentences

"Tangle" Example Sentences

1. The children got into a tangled mess of limbs on the couch.
2. She tried to untangle the knotted wire.
3. The long hair became badly tangled after not being brushed for a week.
4. I tried to untangle the strings but they were hopelessly knotted together.
5. My fingers tangled in her soft hair.
6. The vines had become tangled in the old tree.
7. The fishing line got tangled on a branch underwater.
8. The yarn tangled into a hopeless snarl.
9. His life became a tangled mess after his divorce.
10. The ball of yarn rolled across the floor, unraveling and tangling.
11. The lights were strung up but still tangled in a heap.
12. The curtains were tangled on the curtain rod.
13. The thick cables became tangled underneath the desk.
14. Trying to untangle the necklace took me over an hour.
15. The Christmas lights refused to untangle.
16. We spent hours trying to untangle the Christmas tree lights.
17. Her emotions became tangled inside her head.
18. The phone cords were in a tangled mess on the floor.
19. My mom had to help me untangle my hair after swimming.
20. The power cords all tangled up behind the television.
21. The strings became hopelessly tangled inside the musical instrument.
22. The shoelaces became tangled together in a knot.
23. The necklaces got tangled up in the jewelry box.
24. I tried to untangle the twisted heap of extension cords.
25. The children started to tangle themselves in the hammock.
26. Things will only get more tangled the longer you wait.
27. The cats' tails became tangled together as they played.
28. The dog's leashes became tangled in the yard.
29. The wires were in such a tangled mess it took hours to fix.
30. His life became a tangled mess of regrets and poor decisions.
31. Jack's shoelaces became hopelessly tangled.
32. I spent an hour trying to untangle my earbuds.
33. The vines had tangled around the porch railing.
34. The jumble of extension cords lay in a tangled heap on the floor.
35. I tried to untangle the cat from the ball of yarn.
36. The strings on my sweatshirt became knotted and tangled.
37. The children's kites got their strings tangled midair.
38. The longer you wait, the more things will become tangled and complex.
39. She tried to untangle the mess of cords behind the television.
40. My daughter's hair was hopelessly tangled after playing outside.
41. The Christmas lights were in such a tangled heap they seemed ruined.
42. Their stories became hopelessly tangled in lies and half-truths.
43. My messy desk is a tangled heap of papers and effects.
44. The phone cords became hopelessly tangled on the floor.
45. The old plant vines had become tangled and overgrown.
46. The wires underneath the desk were in a hopeless tangle.
47. The knitting needles soon became hopelessly tangled in the yarn.
48. His thoughts became a tangled mess in his head.
49. The plants had become tangled up in the old fence.
50. The thread became tangled around the sewing machine's needle.
51. The cables underneath the desk were a tangled mess.
52. I spent hours trying to untangle the Christmas lights for decorating.
53. The computer cords had tangled up behind the desk.
54. The doll's hair had become hopelessly tangled and matted.
55. The cords behind the entertainment center were in a tangled heap.
56. The knot in the rope refused to untangle.
57. The massage therapist spent time untangling the knots in my back.
58. Their lives became hopelessly tangled together.
59. The computer cords soon became hopelessly tangled.
60. The carpet became tangled around the vacuum cleaner's cord.

Common Phases

get tangled up (in something) - become confused or involved in something complicated or difficult
The report got tangled up in bureaucratic red tape.
become hopelessly tangled - become impossible to untangle or straighten out
The wires had become hopelessly tangled behind the DVD player.
untangle - to disentangle or separate something that is snarled, knotted, or twisted together.
I tried to untangle the necklace strings.
a tangled mess - a confused, complicated, or disorganized jumble
The electrical cords were in a tangled mess behind the TV stand.
become tangled (in/with something) - to become twisted together or intertwined (with something)
His strings became tangled with the other kite flyer's string.
tangled up (with someone/something)- closely associated or involved in a complicated way.
Our lives became tangled up with one another's after we got married.
in a tangled heap - in a confused pile or jumbled mass
The cords lay in a tangled heap in the corner.
tangled up inside - deeply confused or disordered within oneself.
She felt her emotions get all tangled up inside.