- present tense form of tussle (3rd person singular).
tussles
Example Sentences
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Bradley Tusk, a venture capitalist and campaign manager for Bloomberg’s third-term mayoral run, said he admired Mastro’s moxie, even though the lawyer had several legal tussles with his former boss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Bessent has become one of Trump’s most trusted advisers after previous tussles with other Trump allies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
But he has had his fair share tussles on social media as well.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Before Robby and Al-Hashimi engage in any real ideological tussles, though, she commits the cardinal sin of suggesting they change the trauma center’s nickname to something else.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2026
He reaches out and tussles at my hair.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
