wrung

Example Sentences

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Emery has wrung everything out of his players.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

There was widespread exuberance in the gold market prior to its plunge, and only a small part of that exuberance has been wrung out of the market.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

All of these jornaleros knew each other, maybe not by their real names, but by nicknames, usually wrung from the place they had lived.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2026

If Warshow wrung a sizable reputation out of a small body of work, he also stuffed his very short life with experience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Anya hesitated, not sure what she could do against such a giant bear of a man, when a choking noise wrung itself out of Father Drozdov’s mouth.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack