tangle of

Frequency: 8.018.9 per million words

Follows 'tangle' to specify what makes up the confused mass (e.g., wires, branches).

tanglePREPOSITION + tangle

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Examples (10)

  • The back of the computer was a messy tangle of wires.
  • We struggled to walk through the thick tangle of undergrowth.
  • The politician was caught in a complex tangle of conflicting loyalties.
  • He had to pick his way carefully through the tangle of bodies on the dance floor.
  • She spent an hour trying to brush out the tangle of hair after the windstorm.
  • The bird built its nest deep within a dense tangle of branches.
  • After the sudden breakup, she felt a confusing tangle of emotions.
  • The company became involved in a long, costly tangle of legal disputes.
  • My sewing kit has become a tangle of colorful threads and needles.
  • The city center was a hopeless tangle of traffic and construction work.