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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a knot of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a tangled or complicated situation, often involving a group of people or things.
Example: "There was a knot of people gathered at the entrance, making it difficult to get through."
Alternatives: "a cluster of" or "a tangle of".
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A knot of colour-coded subway lines?
Tatum was a knot of muscle.
A knot of people is gathered nearby.
She walked toward the entrance, a knot of nerves.
But the congregation is scarcely a knot of old Knickerbockers.
For hair, I used a knot of steel wool.
A knot of people surrounded the information desk.
But the trains are a knot of delays.
A knot of dread formed in my throat.
South Jesmond has a knot of Victorian terraces.
I'm just a knot of cringe watching it.
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