be entangled

Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words

Used to describe the state of being tangled or involved.

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Examples (10)

  • The fishing lines are hopelessly entangled.
  • He was entangled in a web of lies from which he could not escape.
  • After the merger, the two companies' finances were deeply entangled.
  • Be careful not to be entangled in their personal drama.
  • The politician is currently entangled in a major financial scandal.
  • Her long hair is always entangled after a swim in the ocean.
  • The deer was entangled in the fence and struggled to get free.
  • In this complex issue, politics and religion are inextricably entangled.
  • I don't want to be entangled with that dangerous group of people.
  • The ancient tree's roots are entangled with the foundations of the old church.