How to Use wrestle in a Sentence
wrestle
verb- They'll be wrestling with each other for the championship.
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Clearly, the voice of wrestling fans is being heard all over the world.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2023
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That leaves the courts to wrestle with how to apply them.
—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 2 Jan. 2024
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Per the outlet, the group wrestled with the snake for over 45 minutes.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
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Tsay lunged at the gunman and was able to wrestle the weapon away from him.
—Ryan Fonsecastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2023
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Alex blew out the oil lamp, the only light source in the small cabin, and the two men wrestled for their lives in the dark.
—David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2023
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The two pilots wrestled with Emerson and were able to get him out of the cockpit.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
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Bartenders have been wrestling with this problem for a long time.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2023
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The pup adores wrestling with his foster siblings, playing in the snow, and cuddling — of course.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
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Stacey tried to wrestle the weapon free and the gun went off, fatally shooting him in the chest.
—Peter Aitken, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2023
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At the start of their show at the Majestic, Von Erich, who was known for wrestling in his bare feet, kicked off his shoes.
—Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2023
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The trailer flashes a scene of Heidi wrestling Howie to keep him from reaching the button.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 11 Dec. 2023
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The studios are their own little world and to crack into that world and wrestle things away [is hard].
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
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Pope has publicly wrestled with NIL issues for the last few months.
—Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
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When Franklin refused, five officers circled him and moved in on cue, wrestling him to the ground.
—Nilo Tabrizy, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
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The 17-year-old chased the athlete, and Robinson grabbed the teen and wrestled the gun out of the youth’s hands, authorities said.
—Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
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Courts are wrestling with whether the practice violates IP laws.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2023
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There’s no need to wrestle through each bag to find that go-to tee or pair of jeans — simply take a peak and leave all of the other cubes be.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
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In the days leading up to the vote, Democrats had wrestled with whether to help Mr. McCarthy survive, or at least to stay out of the effort to oust him.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
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Wearers can slide their feet into the shoes, rather than wrestle their way to a perfect fit.
—Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2023
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Some parents didn’t want their daughters wrestling boys.
—Marc Levy, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2024
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Gallegos was dragged offstage and wrestled to the ground.
—Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
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Eminem is a mischievous, whirling dervish, wrestling real and imagined demons side by side.
—Bob Guccione Jr, Spin, 21 Aug. 2023
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Once the man was partially outside of the room, SWAT officers moved in, wrestled the knife out of the man’s hand and detained him.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2023
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But the 15-year-old refused to give up his backpack, prompting a resource officer to wrestle him to the floor.
—Steven Rich, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
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Parris, wrestling for Michigan, enters the championships with a 28-0 record and is fresh off of winning the Big Ten title for the first time.
—Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2023
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The 68-year-old man managed to wrestle Liu to the ground but was also stabbed multiple times before taking the knife away.
—Journal Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2023
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The victim was shot while attempting to wrestle the gun from the suspect, police said.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
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Fare evasion has long been a source of contention for Metro, which has wrestled with declining revenue.
—Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
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The White House late last year imposed a sweeping executive order to push for more guardrails as Congress wrestles with federal regulations.
—Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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