had tussled
- past perfect of tussle.
Example Sentences
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On Friday night, reports emerged that Elon Musk’s aides had tussled with Office of Personnel Management and Treasury staffers while demanding access to troves of information about federal employees.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2025
Wojcicki hired Hibbs, who began gathering evidence to respond to the FDA's concerns — a formidable task, because the FDA and the company had tussled over many issues over the years.
From Nature ● Oct. 10, 2017
Tracey had tussled with Robin before over her choices.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 21, 2016
On Thursday night, the police said Mr. Graham had tussled with an officer, but on Friday, Mr. Kelly said there did not appear to be any evidence of a struggle.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2012
It was there that he and Skeeter had tussled for the whip.
From A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill by Rice, Alice Caldwell Hegan
