finagling

Example Sentences

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Hummel is one of the few who relish diagnosing their problems, taking them apart and finagling them in and out of trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

But she has an ulterior motive in shrewdly finagling her way into a job at an esteemed Chicago law firm, which is revealed by the end of the hour and sets the season in motion.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024

It took some finagling to get on the lists—the spots were reserved for clients, customers, and dealers willing to fork over their contact info and sit through a sales pitch—but I had a dealer’s credential.

From Slate • May 30, 2023

An acquiring team, of course, could look to restructure that contract, and Seattle might have to do some finagling with that deal if it wanted to acquire Watson and do much else in the offseason.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2022

After finagling ourselves out of a visit to the principal’s office, we limped home.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman