Example Sentences

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These misplaced bags are known as a recycling "tangler" — they clog machinery in recycling facilities, making it harder to process legitimately recyclable materials and even posing safety hazards to workers.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2022

“When you get your wool tangled in a knot, only the tangler can get it untangled.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff