People said, well, you'll never get this untangled.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 6, 2001] Reference

She awkwardly untangled his plaid from her fingers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Once An Angel]

One by one the untangled threads ran to this office.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Misplaced Battleship] Reference

His greatness and his monstrosity can't be untangled.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Wild Boar In Winter] Reference

Michael untangled the reins, then checked the harness.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Ideal Bride]

He untangled my dress from my wrists, freeing my hands.    From Wordnik.com.  [Small Victory: the realm of pawns] Reference

After we untangled the mess, we found bodies of two men.    From Wordnik.com.  [Danger in Deep Space] Reference

Gosh, I am glad I'm here to help get all this untangled.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 30, 2002] Reference

In time, the public untangled the truth from the tableau.    From Wordnik.com.  [Death Of A Princess] Reference

Patient, wise hands carefully untangled the knotted snarl.    From Wordnik.com.  [Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness] Reference

He reluctantly untangled his fingers from the skein of curls.    From Wordnik.com.  [Once An Angel]

"Now what do I do?" he asked when all the hair was untangled.    From Wordnik.com.  [Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People'] Reference

Saying the U.S. untangled the bureaucracy and can meet that goal.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 19, 2008] Reference

She untangled it the best she could, then put it in a long braid.    From Wordnik.com.  [Annie, Get Your Guy & Messing Around With Max]

I untangled my rope and jumped 10 times in a row without missing.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sound Of Two Hands Clapping] Reference

Wearily he lowered the litter to the ground and untangled himself.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Eye of the World]

By the time they had untangled themselves Davis had disappeared aft.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Boy Allies Under the Sea] Reference

He sat up, untangled his long legs, and braced his arms on his knees.    From Wordnik.com.  [One Red Rose]

Toying with her earring, she untangled threads of hair from the hoop.    From Wordnik.com.  [Strategic Engagement]

Tam untangled himself from his dancing partner and stared up in horror.    From Wordnik.com.  [Curse of the Shadowmage]

The chess board seemed to hold elaborate secrets waiting to be untangled.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Joy Luck Club]

Then he jammed to a stop and we untangled ourselves and fell out of the car.    From Wordnik.com.  [Killing Floor]

But the professional help he received mentally was what untangled the snarl.    From Wordnik.com.  [Our Nervous Friends — Illustrating the Mastery of Nervousness] Reference

Tommy untangled bills from a wad he'd pulled out of his pocket, "One hundred —".    From Wordnik.com.  [You Suck]

Anna waited while Lorraine untangled the complication into a coher­ent narrative.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hard Truth]

She turned the skull and untangled a metal disk — a Wehrmacht ID — on a chain.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stalin's Ghost]

"Mamma is going to give us each a new dolly if we get this silk untangled for her.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa] Reference

As he spoke Mason untangled his legs and brought the open journal over to his desk.    From Wordnik.com.  [Security] Reference

With his other hand, he delicately untangled a last fine strand from beside her ear.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Lady of His Own]

She untangled her fingers and smoothed the remnants of Penfeld's coat over her thighs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Once An Angel]

Her long blond hair had come untangled from its knot and was plastered against her neck.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Killing Hour]

Scientists say if they had not untangled it from the equipment, the whale could have died.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 1, 2005] Reference

Pulling the blanket over him, she sat up and delicately untangled herself from his embrace.    From Wordnik.com.  [Once An Angel]

Roy struggled to remain motionless while the fat reptiles untangled themselves at his feet.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hoot]

Meanwhile he untangled himself, and saw what must be Ramos, adrift like himself in a battered.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Planet Strappers] Reference

KIRAN CHETRY, CNN ANCHOR: Pretty big mess that needs to be untangled right now with that agency.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 2, 2009] Reference

When I untangled the spells, the majority of them felt like nothing more than home redecorating.    From Wordnik.com.  [Memory of Fire]

It's a bag full of knots, each of which has to be untied and, if possible, untangled from the rest.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hand That Feeds the Fire] Reference