wrest
verb (used with object)
to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
had wrested
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past perfectof wrest.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Forces from Jubbaland had wrested control of Janay Abdale from al Shabaab in January as part of the offensive which first began in the centre of Somalia before spreading south.
From Reuters ● Mar. 7, 2023
In the closing months of the Obama administration, Storch’s company, AAR Corp., had wrested from a rival a $10 billion contract to service State Department aircraft.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2020
The walls of my kitchen were still marked with the rough outlines of the cabinetry my ex had wrested off years earlier in his aborted attempt at an upgrade.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2018
Brooks tried to silence the run by calling a timeout, but by this time, the Raptors’ second unit had wrested control of the game.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 14, 2018
In my arms, I held the lady I had wrested from the deadly seaweed.
From My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia by Robert Watson
