arm-wrestle
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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The second game of the second set was tense, Rybakina saving three break points in a 10-minute arm-wrestle.
From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026
What followed was an arm-wrestle, with runs available, and pace important enough to suggest Pakistan may be light in having just Aamer Jamal in their side.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2024
The American converted four of eight break points in an arm-wrestle of a contest against Giron.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2023
If England's romp to 283 in less than 55 overs ensured day one was never short of incident, day two was a more sedate arm-wrestle punctuated by moments of theatre.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2023
“Yeah! Made me arm-wrestle her. My Danish for her knife.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Bill Murray shouted the lyrics to Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” and later arm-wrestled with a fan.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2022
I’ve also arm-wrestled with Kathryn for the rights to talk Babylon Berlin and won, so put a pin in that for me.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2020
It was a bad move by Phil because Miller is left-handed and had also arm-wrestled a lot as a kid growing up in San Francisco.
From Golf Digest ● Jun. 11, 2017
After two seasons and a 12-20 record, he left Washington with most of the outlandish 5-year, $25 million contract he arm-wrestled owner Dan Snyder for and went back to the college ranks at South Carolina.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 30, 2015
Sitting at the bar, Odum and Brannon arm-wrestled while members of the squadron slapped down money on the bar betting on their favorites.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
He imagined himself as a steroid-enhanced bare-chested wrestler, able to beat actual musclemen at arm-wrestling.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
The arm-wrestling will kick off in earnest at a Brussels summit in October, with a likely second meeting in November, before a grand finale in December when leaders will look to seal the deal.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Obadia spends much of her days managing their affairs now and arm-wrestling with bureaucracies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2024
Or petition for a change in roommates by arm-wrestling the dean.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
How I miss being touched—Nan stroking my hair, Darin arm-wrestling me and pretending to lose, Pop squeezing my shoulder good night.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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