wrung

Example Sentences

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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

If Warshow wrung a sizable reputation out of a small body of work, he also stuffed his very short life with experience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

Back at the bridge, I wrung out our wet clothes and towels, and weighted them down with stones to dry in the sun.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman