tangle
verb (used with object)
to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts; snarl.
has tangled
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present perfectof tangle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This isn’t the first time the government has tangled with a corporation over access to technical capabilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 2, 2026
At the same time, Mr. Musk has tangled publicly with journalists who have seemingly gotten under his skin.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
Carrie Benton, an Ohio medical lab scientist who has tangled with Jerome Adams on social media, is critical of what she considers “blanket statements” he is now making about topics such as masking.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2022
No one has tangled with “anti-vaxxers,” or opponents of vaccinations, quite the way he has.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2021
If anything turns up that drags Mr. Fluette into this business, you will find that Burke's the one who has tangled him.
From The Paternoster Ruby by Charles Edmonds Walk
