wangle

Example Sentences

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Clearly, the few evolutionary changes the domestic cat has made have been the right ones to wangle their way into people's hearts and homes.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2023

Even when I was filming “Clifford,” I managed to somehow wangle my way into getting onto a flight and going back for three days of Glastonbury, and I was just floating.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021

At six, he got his first library card from the Brooklyn Public Library; he would eventually wangle a second one from the neighbouring borough of Queens, doubling his weekly intake.

From Nature • Jan. 27, 2020

Francis would wangle VIP invitations to 7th Fleet ceremonies and wait patiently for a chance to approach the admiral and shake his hand.

From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2018

It won’t be easy to wangle new ones.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank