How to Use tussle in a Sentence

tussle

1 of 2 noun
  • The suspect was arrested after a tussle with a security guard.
  • The President is in for another tussle with Congress.
  • The legal tussle ended in 2019 when the Supreme Court refused to hear the case.
    Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The tussle is part of a larger fight over the future of the Sepulveda Basin.
    Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
  • As the initial tussle calmed down, videos appeared to show a group of Black men confronting the White boaters.
    Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2023
  • After a brief tussle over the firearm, Travis McMichael blasted Arbery twice in the chest.
    Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2021
  • In a back-and-forth tussle, the Wildcats staved off the Tigers' comeback to take a 74-71 victory.
    Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Yet O’Connor came away from his first tussle with ice, around 2010, wanting more.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
  • After the tussle, pepper spray, and more threats of tasing, Nichols got away.
    Lee Cowan, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2023
  • The person then confronts the congressman and the two men get into a tussle.
    Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 22 July 2022
  • After a brief tussle over the shotgun, Travis McMichael blasted Arbery in the chest as close range.
    Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Amid the legal tussle with Mr. Musk, Twitter has stepped up the pace of launching new features.
    Salvador Rodriguez, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022
  • The game was projected to be a tussle between the frontcourts, but foul trouble on both sides put a crimp in that plan.
    David Smale, courant.com, 13 Mar. 2022
  • There were a few bumpy moments between the two teams at Wednesday’s practice, but Stokes’ tussle with Landry set the tone.
    Ryan Wood, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The bottom line From the AI wars to the streaming wars, the tussle in tech is more ferocious and competitive than it’s been in years.
    Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2023
  • After a few seconds, while the two tussle, a gun seems to go off and a bullet ricochets off the pavement near the body of the man, who remains on the ground.
    Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
  • The tussle ended when one of the officers, John Rodriguez, fired two shots into Daniels’s chest, killing him.
    Washington Post, 22 June 2022
  • Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Enbridge have been in a legal tussle for the past year over the fate of the pipeline.
    Robert Tuttle, Bloomberg.com, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Perhaps Ukraine will hold the area, in which case there will be the same old tussle over cleaning up the plant versus preserving the thousands of jobs there.
    WIRED, 19 Oct. 2022
  • One of the officers chasing Mackey caught him, but in an ensuing tussle, both fell to the ground.
    Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2023
  • His tussle with the PGA Tour for supporting a competing tour?
    Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 16 May 2022
  • The rich filling is sure to satisfy hungry tummies, and the flaky puff pastry may cause a tussle or two at the table.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 22 June 2023
  • The legal tussle serves as a stark reminder of the broader challenges facing the gig economy.
    David Astoria, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Their tussle interrupts not just the party, but also Jeremiah and Belly’s near-kiss in the next room.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 4 Aug. 2023
  • But an early birth can still quell some of the roughest aspects of the maternal-fetal tussle.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Footage captured 20 minutes after the attack shows the big cat returning to sniff at the dog’s collar, which came off in the yard during the tussle.
    Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The chase continued for four minutes before ending with the tussle over the shotgun and Arbery dead.
    Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 17 Nov. 2021
  • If the good opt to make weaponized autonomous systems, this can be used to deter the bad from seeking to get into a tussle.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Who better to play the mythological god of war than a guy who’s seen his share of battles, cage matches and tussles filled with tables, ladders and chairs over three decades?
    USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2024
  • But the biggest tussles over this rule have been over how transparent companies need to be about their greenhouse gas pollution.
    Justine Calma, The Verge, 6 Mar. 2024
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tussle

2 of 2 verb
  • Two players tussled for the ball.
  • The residents of the neighborhood tussled with city hall for years about the broken parking meters.
  • Ramos grabbed him by the arm, and tussled him to the floor.
    Rory Smith, New York Times, 27 May 2018
  • Smith tussled with the man, pulling him to the ground, and called 911.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
  • Rudolph took exception, and the pair tussled on the turf.
    Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, 12 Feb. 2020
  • What is clear is that the two men are tussling for power.
    The Economist, 2 Aug. 2019
  • The two tussled before the friend got in his car and drove away from the scene, the affidavit states.
    Becky Jacobs, Post-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2018
  • He is said to be in the mix but Ohio State will likely tussle with a strong pull to keep him south.
    Robert Fenbers, cleveland, 18 July 2021
  • At the same time, the city has also been tussling e-bike company Wheels.
    Joshua Emerson Smith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Apart from that, Spain and Portugal tussled out a thrilling 3-3 tie.
    Martin Rogers, USA TODAY, 25 June 2018
  • Gunda, the mother pig of the title, cares for her adorably fuzzy and tussling newborn piglets.
    Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Mar. 2023
  • In this case, Soule said a dog tussled with a fox, nearly killing it before his owners stepped in to end the fight.
    Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Dec. 2019
  • Every day, when Reddy got home from work, Kush would run toward the door and the two would tussle like kids.
    Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 9 Dec. 2021
  • In one of them, Dubin’s son and daughter have been tussling over the bathroom door, her on one side of it, him on the other.
    Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The two tussled and the second man wrenched away the weapon and shot his assailant, according to police.
    Keri Blakinger, Houston Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2018
  • Nick Bosa grew up with no choice but to tussle with his brother, who is 27 months older.
    Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Hunt, who got 54 votes, and Gove with 51 are tussling for second place and the slot of Johnsons' runoff opponent.
    Jill Lawless, USA TODAY, 19 June 2019
  • The players tussled as Troutman ran downfield to cover a Louisville punt before Booth threw him to the turf around the Clemson 20.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2019
  • As part of the Casino Royale four-episode tournament saw two local chefs tussle it out in the finale.
    Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com, 18 Feb. 2022
  • He and Ms Harris tussled at the start over the wisdom of Medicare for All, as the idea of a single-payer health-care system is known.
    I.k. | Washington, The Economist, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Tiffany argued about the decision with her twin, and then the siblings tussled with each other.
    Jim Varsallone, miamiherald, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Both officers tussle with Massie, and then other officers enter the room to bring him to the floor.
    Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 July 2019
  • The two have tussled in past debates and Wednesday was no different.
    Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2020
  • The feudal houses of Barzani and Talabani—which fought a civil war in the 1990s over UN aid—now tussle over trade routes.
    The Economist, 10 Apr. 2021
  • In South Africa this moral intuition has tussled with a powerful fear of loss.
    Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, 12 June 2018
  • The video then shows Arbery and another man appearing to tussle as two more shots are fired.
    NBC News, 3 Nov. 2021
  • The officer chased one of the attackers to the backyard of a home on Tristan Street just off Scott, where the two tussled for a few moments, Acevedo said.
    Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, 13 Sep. 2019
  • In the meantime, these players will tussle for playing time elsewhere.
    Larry Holder, NOLA.com, 15 May 2018
  • The clip was plucked from a nearly 10-minute file that also shows officers tussling with protesters.
    Angelo Fichera, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Here, the sky tussles with menacing clouds, and Diego Gaeta’s keys emit a Stevie-esque sensibility.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Nov. 2023

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