Example Sentences

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On his ninth try, in 1977, Begin wrested power from the Labor party.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Although frustratingly denied four set points on his opponent's serve, Cobolli wrested control of a must-win tie-break to force the decider - where he once again delivered.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

It is packaged and commodified, wrested from its continuity with the world and from its intimate relation to the body.

From Slate • Mar. 15, 2025

At the time Poland’s Parliament wrested power from the king with its cry of “Nothing about us without us,” it was made up solely by men from the noble class.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2024

Combining the fruits of many ecosystems, Andean cultures both enjoyed a better life than they could have wrested from any single place and spread out the risk from the area’s frequent natural catastrophes.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann