wring

Musically and vocally gifted, they wring harmonies and beats from an assortment of instruments, mixing genres and styles with an eloquence that surpasses the exposition sprinkled into the lyrics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Efforts to wring laughs out of a genuinely awful situation yield only a few uncomfortable chuckles, such as when Charlie and Emma strike some warmup poses for a wedding photographer during an impromptu session.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026

Senior employees of Live Nation bragged about their ability other wring money out of ticket-buying customers, saying they were “robbing them blind.”

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2026

He has also mocked allies uneasy about the widening conflict, referring to those who "wring their hands and clutch their pearls, hemming and hawing about the use of force."

From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026

It feels like trying to wring out a towel that just isn’t wet enough to drip anymore and yet you keep squeezing and twisting, hoping that some drops will fall.

From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

As she wrings a wet cloth from a bucket of water in the living room and starts by wiping down the tables and chairs, she considers her latest ploy to save money.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025

The book is structured around Prefontaine’s biggest races, which Mr. O’Meara skillfully wrings for all their drama.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2025

The article’s author, Aaron Sibarium, wrings his hands over the fact that UCLA’s ranking in “research” has fallen to 18th from sixth place in just the first three years after Lucero’s arrival.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2024

Precipitation across the region will taper off Wednesday morning as Mother Nature wrings out the last of scattered showers over the Cascades.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2023

“Three days ago. Sir. Aspirant. Um—” She wrings her hands.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

We wrung it out pretty hard, just to be sure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Emery has wrung everything out of his players.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

All of these jornaleros knew each other, maybe not by their real names, but by nicknames, usually wrung from the place they had lived.

From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026

The speculative leverage has been wrung out of this market for months.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 30, 2025

I even wrung my hands a little, every bit the distraught student.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Big tech companies are starting to strike gold with artificial intelligence, but investors are still wringing their hands over the multibillion-dollar bets on data centers and chips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

You’ll want to get caught up ahead of next week’s twist—and by “twist,” I don’t mean a surprise but rather a wringing, in this case of a company by its shareholders.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

"She was wringing her hands. She was scared. I trusted them. And they've seriously let us down, and they've let her down. That's cruelty."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2025

There’s no proverbial wringing of hands around the character’s decision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025

Colin takes a step closer, wringing his cap in his hands.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin