wrest

But she had to fight to wrest the position permanently from the grasp of an inept, problematic man.

From Salon ● May 11, 2026

The 29-year-old responded admirably, withstanding three set points to level at 5-5 and maintaining that momentum to wrest control of the tie-break and avoid a decider.

From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025

Can Dutch Bros continue to wrest market share from bigger chains?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025

The appellate judges said they were guided by a precedent set in the 9th Circuit this summer, when California tried and failed to wrest back control of federalized soldiers in and around Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2025

To wrest a draw from a former World Champion was neither small cheese nor minor chess, but Bobby was unhappy since he’d lost the match, 1½–½.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

From here, much of the novel dwells on Günter’s terror and paralysis as the Nazi Party wrests control of Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

Rozario’s mother holds onto him protectively, then wrests the scissors away.

From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024

Back at the studio the anchors vacuously nod at Nandor's escalating trumpery, as they do when The Guide wrests Joanna's microphone away to parley on behalf of all vampires.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2023

Indeed, Fish wrests us from any post-intermission relaxation with a reworked dream ballet sequence that begins in heavy-metal mode.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2022

They are not to be classed with one who by hard work wrests a fortune out of the grim Colorado granite.

From The Silent Barrier by Tracy, Louis

Hockney wrested the title from Jeff Koons, who reclaimed it the following year, when his “Rabbit” sculpture sold for $91 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

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

Torak wrested one hand free and dragged his arm away.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

I wrote at the time that the trade peace was fragile: “Trump is at liberty to threaten higher tariffs again for any reason,” such as wresting Greenland from Denmark.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

Gen. Rob Bonta said earlier this month that he is considering placing them in “receivership,” essentially wresting local control of the facilities away from the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2025

The opening exchanges were not to script but Northampton's internationals were crucial in wresting back momentum.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2025

Bush is the incumbent, holding Missouri’s 1st Congressional District’s seat since 2021, after wresting it from 10-term incumbent Democrat William Lacy Clay in a 2020 primary.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2024

Her arms still ached from wresting the heavy ears from the stalks, row after row, hour after hour.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare