as in fought
to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery
the sisters wrestled on the floor over the last cookie
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Recent Examples of wrestled
Penny grabbed him from behind in a headlock, wrestled him to the ground and held him with the help of another passenger.
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Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Florida converted two of the miscues into 10 points while the other ended the Seminoles’ best drive when James wrestled away the ball from tailback Lawrance Toafili at the Gators’ 20 and UF leading 7-0.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024
In the months leading up to her wedding in September 2022, the Fort Worth, Texas, local wrestled with whether to include Bryant in her ceremony — particularly in the moment of walking her down the aisle.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
In the weeks since his ruling, Carter has wrestled with a tangle of unresolved questions about how this all would play out.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Since Payne’s death, stans have wrestled with how to eulogize the singer and recognize the complexity of the situation.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
During oral arguments, the justices wrestled first with whether the court even had jurisdiction to intervene in the state case.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
Peta stepped in and wrestled her.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
While inflation hasn’t been wrestled back to its target of 2%—it’s not far off.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
Florida converted two of the miscues into 10 points while the other ended the Seminoles’ best drive when James wrestled away the ball from tailback Lawrance Toafili at the Gators’ 20 and UF leading 7-0.
—Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Dec. 2024
In the months leading up to her wedding in September 2022, the Fort Worth, Texas, local wrestled with whether to include Bryant in her ceremony — particularly in the moment of walking her down the aisle.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
In the weeks since his ruling, Carter has wrestled with a tangle of unresolved questions about how this all would play out.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Since Payne’s death, stans have wrestled with how to eulogize the singer and recognize the complexity of the situation.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
During oral arguments, the justices wrestled first with whether the court even had jurisdiction to intervene in the state case.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2024
Peta stepped in and wrestled her.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 9 Oct. 2024
While inflation hasn’t been wrestled back to its target of 2%—it’s not far off.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
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