Sentence examples for a tangle on from inspiring English sources

(No one in politics wants to get in a tangle on entitlements. It's considered the ultimate exercise in throwing stones in glass houses).

That led him into a tangle on Obama's not closing Gitmo, but he started out by saying that it was a broken promise.

The first half was mired by an incident between Johnny Evans and Cisse, who both appeared to spit at each other following a tangle on the floor.

Rafael da Silva gets caught in a tangle on the right side and attempts a casual pass that's easily read by Oribe Peralta, who races onto the ball, carries it forward and slots it inside the near post.

In the 66th minute Vermaelen's difficult afternoon deteriorated further when he got himself in a tangle on the edge of the box, and Mackie danced across and picked out Diakité.

In the documents, it is concern about the condition of the well that stands out, particularly in the days after the Deepwater Horizon sank and the riser pipe that attached it to the well head collapsed in a tangle on the seabed.

Perhaps our favorite ruin was a lone guardhouse, leaning to one side, paint stripped, defending a tangle of vines on an abandoned road.

There is a tangle of hair on the side of the sink, some kind of creeping mildew on the shower curtain.

The green papaya salad, a tangle of julienned fruit, on one night was refreshingly spiced with chili, garlic and lime juice, but on another night was distressingly bland.

3. Place a tangle of greens on each of 6 large plates.

A tangle of these on top of poached pears with raspberry coulis adds a sweet-tart taste and a burst of color.