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The case is now headed to court, which will disentangle the web of allegations and counterallegations.

From Time • May 25, 2010

Air bubbles will disentangle themselves, and rise to the surface of the water.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

"That motion, if anything, will disentangle us from the nets," said the captain, addressing the sub-lieutenant.

From The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet by Ward, Kenneth

He despises neither thy love though mingled with selfishness, nor thy suffering that springs from both; he will disentangle thy selfishness from thy love, and cast it into the fire.

From Hope of the Gospel by MacDonald, George

Perhaps some day some industrious and lucid historian will disentangle all the muddle of impulses and antagonisms, the commercialism, utilitarianism, obstinate conservatism, humanitarian enthusiasm, out of which our present educational organisation arose.

From The New Machiavelli by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)