wring

Example Sentences

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I was wrung out from everything that had happened, the whole summer, everyone, even my own family.

From Literature

Section 301 is a tried and tested tool for imposing tariffs and wringing concessions from U.S. trade partners.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

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

I rinse the stain in the sink and wring out the fabric, and then I stand under the hand dryer, angling my body so the hot air hits the wet part.

From Literature