wangle
verb (used with object)
to bring about, accomplish, or obtain by scheming or underhand methods.
had wangled
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past perfectof wangle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Two years before, Caligiuri had wangled an invitation to an exclusive party thrown for George Michael in the Hollywood hills.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2023
When he was sixteen, he had wangled a pass to the studio, through a family friend.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 8, 2017
Mr. Brandel had wangled a Costa Rican passport.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2016
Her father had wangled her a job as assistant stage manager at the Liverpool Playhouse.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2010
But the long wait was quickly forgotten anyway, when Prosper pulled the money from his jacket that he had wangled out of the redbeard.
From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke
