become entangled

Frequency: 7.512.8 per million words

Indicates the process of starting to be tangled or involved.

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Examples (10)

  • The fishing lines had become hopelessly entangled in the propeller.
  • He became entangled in a complex web of legal disputes.
  • The small company quickly became entangled in the financial problems of its larger partner.
  • She tried to keep things professional, but soon became romantically entangled with her colleague.
  • Be careful, or you will become entangled in office politics.
  • The deer became entangled in the wire fence and couldn't escape.
  • My headphone wires always seem to become entangled in my pocket.
  • The politician became entangled in a scandal that ultimately ruined his career.
  • As a young journalist, he became entangled with a dangerous group of informants.
  • The country became entangled in a foreign war it could not win.