Example Sentences

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Unlike in three dimensions, those paths cannot simply be untangled afterward.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

Ultimately, Zoom founder Eric Yuan and his team untangled many obstacles that blocked smooth, cheap videoconferencing, launching early versions of their service in 2012.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

In a sense, then, the alliance is held together by complex supply chains and contractual agreements that could not possibly be untangled overnight.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

The divers’ haul one late-summer Sunday wasn’t much, but there were clumps and clumps of fishing line untangled from underwater objects.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2023

He untangled a piece of spaghetti from my hair and leaned over to kiss me.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood