Example Sentences

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The restraint came from the fact that MTV had wrangled a syndication deal in advance, selling replay rights to local TV stations.

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2019

Benji had quit so many things by that point: internships George had wrangled for him, jobs he stopped showing up to after two weeks.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 24, 2019

Advocates thought they had wrangled just enough support from the council’s tax-wary Republicans to endorse a $330 million bond measure.

From Reuters • May 31, 2018

Both sides had wrangled over the technical details, in particular the threshold for selecting which ballots should be reviewed.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2014

By the time I had wrangled myself out of my shirt and tzitzis, I had calmed down enough to at least fold the garments.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros