entangle
verb
en·tan·gle
in-ˈtaŋ-gəl 
en-
entangled; entangling; entangles
1
a
: to wrap or twist together : interweave
b
: ensnare
2
a
: to involve in a perplexing or troublesome situation
became entangled in a lawsuit
b
: to make complicated
the story is entangled with legends
Examples of entangle in a Sentence
in the process of taking down the Christmas tree, we managed to entangle the string of lights into a hopeless mess of wires
the young runaway gradually became entangled in a web of lies
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In a bit of good news, at least three right whales that had been seen previously entangled have been seen without any entangling gear in recent months, according to NOAA's right whale updates page.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Here, each of the cat qubits starts off in the same state and is entangled with its neighboring transmons.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
To give that fridge the benefit of the doubt: There’s something in Shepard’s vision of corporate lawyers who entangle the Tates in loan debt and bad land deals that rhymes with the HGTV aesthetic of MLMs and other get-rich-quick schemes of our era.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
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Fish caught by methods that can also entangle whales, dolphins, and seals will be banned from U.S. import, starting Jan. 1, 2026, according to a recent agreement.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
Here, each of the cat qubits starts off in the same state and is entangled with its neighboring transmons.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
To give that fridge the benefit of the doubt: There’s something in Shepard’s vision of corporate lawyers who entangle the Tates in loan debt and bad land deals that rhymes with the HGTV aesthetic of MLMs and other get-rich-quick schemes of our era.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news
Fish caught by methods that can also entangle whales, dolphins, and seals will be banned from U.S. import, starting Jan. 1, 2026, according to a recent agreement.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for entangle
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“Entangle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entangle. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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entangle
verb
en·tan·gle
in-ˈtaŋ-gəl
1
: to make tangled or confused
2
: to involve in a tangle or a confusing or difficult situation
entanglement
noun
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