grappler
Example Sentences
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The grappler system was invented by a Peoria, Ariz., entrepreneur and was first employed by the Phoenix Police Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
In a documentary about his life called “The Sheik,” he said he became attracted to wrestling as a teen and as a grappler in the Iranian Army.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
They also trained together, with Mr. LeBell’s expertise as a grappler meeting Mr. Lee’s fist-flashing kung fu brilliance.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2022
If I was to oversimplify your last fight, it was a contest between a grappler and a powerful striker.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2021
Quonab cut a sapling and made a grappler.
From Rolf in the Woods by Ernest Thompson Seton
